Where does “եքյա” come from?

եքյա (Armenian) comes from Azerbaijani yekə, from English yeke, from Classical Persian یَکَّه.

եքյա (Armenian): large, big

Definitions

  1. large, big

Ancestry of “եքյա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyekəlarge, big
2EnglishyekeA cuckoo
3Classical Persianیَکَّه—
Every word from Classical Persian یَکَّه →Every word from English yeke →Every word from Azerbaijani yekə →