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Where does “Ասպահան” come from?

Ասպահան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Ասպահան, from Old Median Spādānah, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁.

Ancestry of “Ասպահան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԱսպահան—
2Old MedianSpādānah—
3Old Persian𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭—
4Proto-Iranian*cwáHdah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwáHdʰaH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁ →