Where does “հեգենա” come from?
հեգենա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հեգենայ, from Old Armenian հեգեանայ, from Old Armenian հեգիանայ, from Classical Syriac ܗܓܝܢܐ, from Classical Syriac ܗܓܐ — to read.
հեգենա (Armenian): syllable
Ancestry of “հեգենա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | հեգենայ | script; alphabet; syllable |
| 2 | Old Armenian | հեգեանայ | — |
| 3 | Old Armenian | հեգիանայ | — |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܗܓܝܢܐ | meditation; study, subject; reading,... |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܗܓܐ | to read |