Where does “հնագույն” come from?

հնագույն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հնագոյն, from Old Armenian -ագոյն, from Old Armenian -գոյն, from Old Armenian գոյն, from Middle Persian gwn' — colour, complexion.

հնագույն (Armenian): very ancient, immemorial

Definitions

  1. very ancient, immemorial

Ancestry of “հնագույն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհնագոյնolder, more ancient
2Old Armenian-ագոյնAlternative form of -գոյն
3Old Armenian-գոյնForming the comparative degree of adjectives; In...
4Old Armenianգոյնcolour; tint, dye; jaundice; a kind of musical...
5Middle Persiangwn'colour, complexion
Every word from Middle Persian gwn'Every word from Old Armenian գոյնEvery word from Old Armenian -ագոյն