Where does “փոխանակ” come from?

փոխանակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փոխանակ, from Old Armenian Անակ, from Middle Iranian anāk.

փոխանակ (Armenian): instead of, rather than; instead of, in place of

Definitions

  1. instead of, rather than; instead of, in place of

Ancestry of “փոխանակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianփոխանակinstead of, in place of; in exchange or in return...
2Old ArmenianԱնակ—
3Middle Iraniananāk—
Every word from Middle Iranian anāk →Every word from Old Armenian Անակ →Every word from Old Armenian փոխանակ →