Where does “աշտ” come from?

աշտ (Old Armenian) comes from Middle Persian ašt, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡 — spear.

Ancestry of “աշտ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Persian	ašt	—
2	Old Persian	𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡	spear

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