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
- land, country, region; world, universe
Ancestry of “աշխարհ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Iranian | axšahr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | xšaθram | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšatrám | kingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tk-e-tróm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
Words derived from “աշխարհ”