Where does “փասիան” come from?

փասիան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փասիան, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

փասիան (Armenian): pheasant

Definitions

pheasant

Ancestry of “փասիան”, step by step

փասիան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian փասիան

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Armenian	փասիան	pheasant
2	Ancient Greek	φασιανός	pheasant
3	Ancient Greek	Φᾱσῐᾱνός	Phasian
4	Ancient Greek	Φᾶσῐς	Phasis

via Old Armenian փասեան

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Armenian	փասեան	pheasant

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