Where does “կիպարիս” come from?

կիպարիս (Armenian) comes from Russian кипари́с, from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος — cypress; its wood, used as timber.

կիպարիս (Armenian): cypress, "Cupressus"

Definitions

  1. cypress, "Cupressus"

Ancestry of “կիպարիս”, step by step

կիպարիս traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кипари́с

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкипари́сcypress
2Ancient Greekκυπάρισσοςcypress; its wood, used as timber

via Old Armenian կիպարիս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկիպարիսcypress, "Cupressus"
Every word from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος →Every word from Russian кипари́с →