Where does “անուշ” come from?

անուշ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian անոյշ, from Middle Iranian anōš, from Old Persian *anauša-, from Proto-Iranian an-auša- — immortal.

անուշ (Armenian): sweet; pleasant, agreeable

Definitions

  1. sweet; pleasant, agreeable

Ancestry of “անուշ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանոյշsweet; pleasant, agreeable; pleasantly, sweetly
2Middle Iraniananōš—
3Old Persian*anauša-—
4Proto-Iranianan-auša-immortal
Every word from Proto-Iranian an-auša- →Every word from Old Persian *anauša- →Every word from Middle Iranian anōš →