Where does “նախասրահ” come from?

նախասրահ (Armenian) comes from Armenian սրահ, from Old Armenian սրահ, from Middle Iranian srāh.

նախասրահ (Armenian): vestibule, lobby, hall

Definitions

  1. vestibule, lobby, hall

Ancestry of “նախասրահ”, step by step

նախասրահ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian սրահ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսրահhall; salon
2Old Armenianսրահlarge room, hall; a curtain or wall ornament hung...
3Middle Iraniansrāh—

via Armenian նախ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնախfirst, in the first place, firstly
2Old Armenianնախfirst; firstly, in the first place, at first
Every word from Middle Iranian srāh →Every word from Old Armenian սրահ →Every word from Armenian սրահ →