Where does “хачкар” come from?

хачкар (Russian) comes from Armenian խաչքար, from Armenian քար, from Middle Armenian քար, from Old Armenian քար — stone.

хачкар (Russian): khachkar

Definitions

  1. khachkar

Ancestry of “хачкар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխաչքարkhachkar
2Armenianքարstone, rock; rock, cliff; mountain
3Middle Armenianքարstone, rock
4Old Armenianքարstone
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