Where does “արծաթի” come from?
արծաթի (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արծաթ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.
արծաթի (Old Armenian): silvery, made of silver; silver-coin
Definitions
- silvery, made of silver; silver-coin
Ancestry of “արծաթի”, step by step
արծաթի traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian արծաթ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | արծաթ | silver; silverware; coin, money |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm | silver |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |