Where does “երգահան” come from?

երգահան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian երգահան, from Old Armenian երգ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erkʷós — something that does or is subject to.

երգահան (Armenian): songwriter, lyricist; composer

Definitions

  1. songwriter, lyricist; composer

Ancestry of “երգահան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianերգահանtragic poet; composer
2Old Armenianերգsong; poem; playing
3Proto-Indo-European*h₁erkʷóssomething that does or is subject to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erkʷós →Every word from Old Armenian երգ →Every word from Old Armenian երգահան →