Where does “մարտակառք” come from?

մարտակառք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մարտ, from Ancient Greek Μάρτιος, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

մարտակառք (Old Armenian): war-car or chariot

Definitions

  1. war-car or chariot

Ancestry of “մարտակառք”, step by step

մարտակառք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian մարտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմարտwar, battle, combat; wrestling; dispute, quarrel
2Ancient GreekΜάρτιοςMarch
3LatinMārtiusof or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Old Armenian կառք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկառքcoach, carriage; car, chariot
2Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
3Gaulishkarroswagon
4Proto-Celtickarroswagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “մարտակառք

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iusEvery word from Latin Mārtius