Where does “մաշկաթեւ” come from?

մաշկաթեւ (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մաշկաթեւ, from Old Armenian մաշկ, from Proto-Semitic mašk-, from Proto-Afroasiatic masak-.

մաշկաթեւ (Middle Armenian): bat

Definitions

  1. bat

Ancestry of “մաշկաթեւ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմաշկաթեւhaving a wing of skin
2Old Armenianմաշկskin, hide; clothing made of hide
3Proto-Semiticmašk-skin
4Proto-Afroasiaticmasak-—

Words derived from “մաշկաթեւ”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic masak- →Every word from Proto-Semitic mašk- →Every word from Old Armenian մաշկ →