Where does “աշխարհայք” come from?

աշխարհայք (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.

աշխարհայք (Old Armenian): the dry land

Definitions

  1. the dry land

Ancestry of “աշխարհայք”, step by step

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