Where does “գերդաստան” come from?

գերդաստան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գերդաստան, from Old Armenian -աստան, from Old Armenian -ստան, from Iranian stān(a)-.

գերդաստան (Armenian): family; kin, clan

Definitions

  1. family; kin, clan

Ancestry of “գերդաստան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգերդաստանbody of servants and captives; possessions;...
2Old Armenian-աստանAlternative form of -ստան
3Old Armenian-ստանForming nouns with the meaning of place,...
4Iranianstān(a)-—
Every word from Iranian stān(a)- →Every word from Old Armenian -աստան →Every word from Old Armenian -ստան →