Where does “շատրվան” come from?
շատրվան (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian շատրուան, from Persian شادروان, from Persian روان, from French Rouen, from Old French Roem, from Latin Rotomagus, from Gaulish Ratumacos, from Gaulish magos — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
շատրվան (Armenian): fountain
Definitions
- fountain
Ancestry of “շատրվան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | շատրուան | fountain |
| 2 | Persian | شادروان | a large veil, curtain or tapestry suspended... |
| 3 | Persian | روان | fluid; flowing; fluent |
| 4 | French | Rouen | — |
| 5 | Old French | Roem | — |
| 6 | Latin | Rotomagus | The chief city of the Veliocasses in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Rouen |
| 7 | Gaulish | Ratumacos | — |
| 8 | Gaulish | magos | field |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | magos | plain, field |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |