Where does “աշտեայ” come from?

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

աշտեայ (Old Armenian): short javelin for throwing from a distance, a...

Definitions

  1. short javelin for throwing from a distance, a...

Ancestry of “աշտեայ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաշտ—
2Middle Persianašt—
3Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡spear
Every word from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡 →Every word from Middle Persian ašt →Every word from Old Armenian աշտ →