Where does “շագանակ” come from?

շագանակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian շագանակ, from Old Armenian շահդանակ, from Middle Persian šhdʾnk', from Middle Persian šh — Alternative form of ????; king.

շագանակ (Armenian): chestnut

Definitions

  1. chestnut

Ancestry of “շագանակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianշագանակ
2Old Armenianշահդանակhempseed
3Middle Persianšhdʾnk'hempseed
4Middle PersianšhAlternative form of ????; king

Words derived from “շագանակ

Every word from Middle Persian šhEvery word from Middle Persian šhdʾnk'Every word from Old Armenian շահդանակ