Where does “մաշկաթև” come from?

մաշկաթև (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մաշկ, from Proto-Semitic mašk-, from Proto-Afroasiatic masak-.

մաշկաթև (Old Armenian): having a wing of skin an epithet of the bat

Definitions

  1. having a wing of skin an epithet of the bat

Ancestry of “մաշկաթև”, step by step

մաշկաթև traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian մաշկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմաշկskin, hide; clothing made of hide
2Proto-Semiticmašk-skin
3Proto-Afroasiaticmasak-—

via Old Armenian թեւ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianթեւwing; arm of a human; flight, rush, dash
2Proto-Indo-Europeanptewo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic masak- →Every word from Proto-Semitic mašk- →Every word from Old Armenian մաշկ →