Where does “խիշտ” come from?
խիշտ (Old Armenian) comes from Persian خشت, from Middle Persian hšt', from Old Persian 𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡 — sun-dried brick.
խիշտ (Old Armenian): lance, spear
Ancestry of “խիշտ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | خشت | javelin, dart, spear, halberd, poleaxe; adobe,... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | hšt' | brick |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡 | sun-dried brick |
Words derived from “խիշտ”