Where does “գահասրահ” come from?

գահասրահ (Armenian) comes from Armenian սրահ, from Old Armenian սրահ, from Middle Iranian srāh.

գահասրահ (Armenian): throne room

Definitions

  1. throne room

Ancestry of “գահասրահ”, step by step

գահասրահ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian սրահ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսրահhall; salon
2Old Armenianսրահlarge room, hall; a curtain or wall ornament hung...
3Middle Iraniansrāh—

via Armenian գահ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգահthrone
2Old Armenianգահhigh seat, chair, tribunal; throne; dignity
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