Where does “կենճ” come from?

կենճ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian կէնճ, from Persian گنج, from Pahlavi ganǰ, from Old Median ganzah — treasure.

կենճ (Armenian): young

Definitions

  1. young

Ancestry of “կենճ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianկէնճ—
2Persianگنجtreasure; store; granary
3Pahlaviganǰ—
4Old Medianganzahtreasure
Every word from Old Median ganzah →Every word from Pahlavi ganǰ →Every word from Persian گنج →