Where does “ծայրաքաղաք” come from?
ծայրաքաղաք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian քաղաք — city, town.
ծայրաքաղաք (Old Armenian): acropolis, citadel
Definitions
- acropolis, citadel
Ancestry of “ծայրաքաղաք”, step by step
ծայրաքաղաք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian քաղաք
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | քաղաք | city, town |
via Old Armenian ծայր
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | ծայր | end, extremity; border, edge; summit, head, top... |