Where does “սփյուռքահայ” come from?

սփյուռքահայ (Armenian) comes from Armenian հայ, from Old Armenian հայ — Armenian.

սփյուռքահայ (Armenian): diasporan Armenian person, an Armenian living in the diaspora

Definitions

  1. diasporan Armenian person, an Armenian living in the diaspora

Ancestry of “սփյուռքահայ”, step by step

սփյուռքահայ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian հայ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianհայArmenian
2Old ArmenianհայArmenian

via Armenian Սփյուռք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՍփյուռքthe Armenian diaspora
2Old Armenianսփիւռք
Every word from Old Armenian հայEvery word from Armenian հայ
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