Where does “կոճկեն” come from?
կոճկեն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կոճկէն, from Old Armenian -կէն, from Proto-Iranian -ayHnah, from Proto-Iranian -a-.
կոճկեն (Armenian): ornamented with many buttons
Definitions
- ornamented with many buttons
Ancestry of “կոճկեն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | կոճկէն | ornamented with many buttons; ornamented with... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -կէն | forming adjectives |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | -ayHnah | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | -a- | — |