Where does “քարաման” come from?

քարաման (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian քար — stone.

քարաման (Old Armenian): a cross-shaped instrument for spinning wool

Definitions

  1. a cross-shaped instrument for spinning wool

Ancestry of “քարաման”, step by step

քարաման traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian քար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքարstone

via Old Armenian մանեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմանեմto spin

Words derived from “քարաման

Every word from Old Armenian քար