Where does “դիվանագիտություն” come from?
դիվանագիտություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian դիվանագետ, from Armenian դիվան, from Russian дива́н, from Ottoman Turkish دیوان, from Persian دیوان, from Middle Persian dywʾn', from Middle Persian diβi-vān, from Middle Persian dipi-vān- — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.
դիվանագիտություն (Armenian): diplomacy
Definitions
- diplomacy
Ancestry of “դիվանագիտություն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | դիվանագետ | diplomat |
| 2 | Armenian | դիվան | archive; divan; court, tribunal |
| 3 | Russian | дива́н | sofa, couch, divan |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | دیوان | divan; court, tribunal |
| 5 | Persian | دیوان | divan; bureau; court, tribunal |
| 6 | Middle Persian | dywʾn' | archive; collected writings |
| 7 | Middle Persian | diβi-vān | — |
| 8 | Middle Persian | dipi-vān- | relating to documents |
| 9 | Old Persian | dipi-vahanam | document house |
| 10 | Old Persian | 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 | inscription; document |
| 11 | Elamite | 𒁾 | inscription, writing |
| 12 | Akkadian | 𒁾 | tablet; document; letter |
| 13 | Sumerian | 𒁾 | tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet |