Where does “մանիշակ” come from?

մանիշակ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian մանիշակ, from Classical Syriac ܡܢܝܫܟܐ, from Middle Persian wnpšk', from Proto-Iranian van- — blue.

մանիշակ (Armenian): Alternative form of մանուշակ

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of մանուշակ

Ancestry of “մանիշակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianմանիշակviolet
2Classical Syriacܡܢܝܫܟܐ—
3Middle Persianwnpšk'violet
4Proto-Iranianvan-blue
Every word from Proto-Iranian van- →Every word from Middle Persian wnpšk' →Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܢܝܫܟܐ →