Where does “շագանակագեղձ” come from?

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

շագանակագեղձ (Armenian): prostate gland, prostate

Definitions

  1. prostate gland, prostate

Ancestry of “շագանակագեղձ”, step by step

շագանակագեղձ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian շագանակ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշագանակchestnut
2Old Armenianշագանակ
3Old Armenianշահդանակhempseed
4Middle Persianšhdʾnk'hempseed
5Middle PersianšhAlternative form of ????; king

via Armenian գեղձ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգեղձconvolvulus; Alternative form of գեղձի; gland
2Old Armenianգեղձbindweed, convolvulus; yew-tree; strong or...
3Proto-Armeniangel-to twist; to squeeze
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Middle Persian šhEvery word from Middle Persian šhdʾnk'Every word from Old Armenian շահդանակ