Where does “ճոկան” come from?
ճոկան (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian ճոկան, from Persian چوگان, from Middle Persian cwpkʾn', from Middle Persian -k', from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.
ճոկան (Armenian): stick, staff; crosier; shepherd's crook
Definitions
- stick, staff; crosier; shepherd's crook
Ancestry of “ճոկան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | ճոկան | crosier; crook; loaded stick or cudgel |
| 2 | Persian | چوگان | crosier; polo-stick; polo |
| 3 | Middle Persian | cwpkʾn' | polo-stick; polo |
| 4 | Middle Persian | -k' | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | -akah | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | -kah | — |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |