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
Ancestry of “հնագույն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | հնագոյն | older, more ancient |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -ագոյն | Alternative form of -գոյն |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -գոյն | Forming the comparative degree of adjectives; In... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | գոյն | colour; tint, dye; jaundice; a kind of musical... |
| 5 | Middle Persian | gwn' | colour, complexion |