Where does “մոխրագույն” come from?

մոխրագույն (Armenian) comes from Armenian գույն, from Old Armenian գոյն, from Middle Persian gwn' — colour, complexion.

մոխրագույն (Armenian): grey

Definitions

  1. grey

Ancestry of “մոխրագույն”, step by step

մոխրագույն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գույն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգույնcolor
2Old Armenianգոյնcolour; tint, dye; jaundice; a kind of musical...
3Middle Persiangwn'colour, complexion

via Armenian մոխիր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմոխիրash
2Old Armenianմոխիրash
Every word from Middle Persian gwn' →Every word from Old Armenian գոյն →Every word from Armenian գույն →