Where does “թարխանա” come from?
թարխանա (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تارخانه, from Persian ترخانه, from Persian خوان, from Persian خواندن, from Proto-Iranian *hwanH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swanH-, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.
թարխանա (Armenian): tarhana
Ancestry of “թարխանա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | تارخانه | — |
| 2 | Persian | ترخانه | tarhana |
| 3 | Persian | خوان | table or large tray particularly such one as is... |
| 4 | Persian | خواندن | to read; to recite; to sing |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *hwanH- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *swanH- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swenh₂- | to sound |