Where does “աշխարհակալ” come from?

աշխարհակալ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աշխարհ, 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.

աշխարհակալ (Old Armenian): cosmocrat, ruler of the world

Definitions

  1. cosmocrat, ruler of the world

Ancestry of “աշխարհակալ”, step by step

աշխարհակալ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian աշխարհ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաշխարհland, country, region; world, universe
2Middle Iranianaxšahr
3Proto-Iranianxšaθram
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankšatrámkingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign
5Proto-Indo-Europeantk-e-tróm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Old Armenian կալում

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկալումto take, to lay hold of, to seize; to arrest; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷw-əl-
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷew-excrement; excrement; dung; move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-trómEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám