Where does “արծաթապատ” come from?

արծաթապատ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արծաթ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

արծաթապատ (Old Armenian): silver-plated, overlaid with silver, covered with silver

Definitions

  1. silver-plated, overlaid with silver, covered with silver

Ancestry of “արծաթապատ”, step by step

արծաթապատ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian արծաթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianարծաթsilver; silverware; coin, money
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

via Old Armenian պատեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianպատեմto surround, enclose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tómEvery word from Old Armenian արծաթ