Where does “ոսկեքար” come from?

ոսկեքար (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek χρυσόλιθος, from Ancient Greek χρυσός, from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμον, from Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον — flower, rosette.

ոսկեքար (Old Armenian): chrysolite

Definitions

  1. chrysolite

Ancestry of “ոսկեքար”, step by step

ոսկեքար traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek χρυσόλιθος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχρυσόλιθοςtopaz; peridot, chrysolite
2Ancient Greekχρυσόςgold; something dear or precious; a gold coin
3Ancient Greekχρυσάνθεμονgold-flower; immortelle; buttercup
4Ancient Greekἄνθεμονflower, rosette

via Old Armenian քար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքարstone

via Old Armenian ոսկի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianոսկիgold; gold coin; gold, golden, of gold
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνθεμονEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμονEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσός