Where does “մաշկեղէն” come from?

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

մաշկեղէն (Old Armenian): membranous, made of skin or leather

Definitions

  1. membranous, made of skin or leather

Ancestry of “մաշկեղէն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմաշկskin, hide; clothing made of hide
2Proto-Semiticmašk-skin
3Proto-Afroasiaticmasak-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic masak- →Every word from Proto-Semitic mašk- →Every word from Old Armenian մաշկ →