Where does “սրճագույն” come from?

սրճագույն (Armenian) comes from Armenian գույն, from Old Armenian գոյն, from Middle Persian gwn' — colour, complexion.

սրճագույն (Armenian): coffee-coloured

Definitions

  1. coffee-coloured

Ancestry of “սրճագույն”, step by step

սրճագույն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գույն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգույնcolor
2Old Armenianգոյնcolour; tint, dye; jaundice; a kind of musical...
3Middle Persiangwn'colour, complexion

via Armenian սուրճ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսուրճcoffee
Every word from Middle Persian gwn' →Every word from Old Armenian գոյն →Every word from Armenian գույն →