Where does “փոխարեն” come from?

փոխարեն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փոխարէն, from Old Armenian -արէն, from Middle Iranian āδēn.

փոխարեն (Armenian): instead of; in return for, in exchange for

Definitions

  1. instead of; in return for, in exchange for

Ancestry of “փոխարեն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianփոխարէնrecompense, compensation, retribution,...
2Old Armenian-արէնAlternative form of -երէն
3Middle Iranianāδēn—
Every word from Middle Iranian āδēn →Every word from Old Armenian -արէն →Every word from Old Armenian փոխարէն →