Where does “Գոհար” come from?

Գոհար (Armenian) comes from Armenian գոհար, from Old Armenian գոհար, from Middle Persian gwhl, from Old Persian gauθra.

Գոհար (Armenian): precious stone, gem, jewel

Definitions

  1. precious stone, gem, jewel

Ancestry of “Գոհար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգոհարprecious stone, gem, jewel; diamond; gem, jewel,...
2Old Armenianգոհարprecious stone, gem; precious, rare, excellent
3Middle Persiangwhlsubstance, essence, nature; jewel; stock, lineage
4Old Persiangauθra—
Every word from Old Persian gauθra →Every word from Middle Persian gwhl →Every word from Old Armenian գոհար →