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

  1. ornamented with many buttons

Ancestry of “կոճկեն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկոճկէնornamented with many buttons; ornamented with...
2Old Armenian-կէնforming adjectives
3Proto-Iranian-ayHnahCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Iranian-a-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian -a- →Every word from Old Armenian -կէն →Every word from Old Armenian կոճկէն →