Where does “սպասյակ” come from?

սպասյակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian սպասեակ, from Old Armenian -եակ, from Iranian -ya-ka-.

սպասյակ (Armenian): batman, striker; servant

Definitions

  1. batman, striker; servant

Ancestry of “սպասյակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianսպասեակservant; guardian; assistant, helper, sick...
2Old Armenian-եակForming nouns and adjectives
3Iranian-ya-ka-—
Every word from Iranian -ya-ka- →Every word from Old Armenian -եակ →Every word from Old Armenian սպասեակ →