Where does “աշխարհ” come from?

աշխարհ (Old Armenian) comes from Middle Iranian axšahr, from Proto-Iranian xšaθram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám, from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

աշխարհ (Old Armenian): land, country, region; world, universe

Definitions

  1. land, country, region; world, universe

Ancestry of “աշխարհ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Iranianaxšahr—
2Proto-Iranianxšaθram—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankšatrámkingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign
4Proto-Indo-Europeantk-e-tróm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “աշխարհ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám →