Where does “օտար” come from?

օտար (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աւտար, from Middle Iranian awtar.

օտար (Old Armenian): foreign; remote, distant; other; extraordinary,...

Definitions

  1. foreign; remote, distant; other; extraordinary,...

Ancestry of “օտար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianաւտարAlternative spelling of օտար
2Middle Iranianawtar

Words derived from “օտար

Every word from Middle Iranian awtarEvery word from Old Armenian աւտար
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