Where does “սատանա” come from?

սատանա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian սատանայ, from Classical Syriac ܣܛܢܐ, from Hebrew שָׂטָן — adversary, accuser; Satan, adversary.

սատանա (Armenian): Satan, devil

Definitions

  1. Satan, devil

Ancestry of “սատանա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianսատանայopponent, rival; rebel prince
2Classical Syriacܣܛܢܐadversary, enemy; devil
3Hebrewשָׂטָןadversary, accuser; Satan, adversary
Every word from Hebrew שָׂטָן →Every word from Classical Syriac ܣܛܢܐ →Every word from Old Armenian սատանայ →