Where does “Аштарак” come from?
Аштарак (Russian) comes from Armenian Աշտարակ, from Old Armenian աշտարակ — tower; donjon; watchtower.
Ancestry of “Аштарак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Աշտարակ | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | աշտարակ | tower; donjon; watchtower |