Where does “քահանա” come from?

քահանա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian քահանայ, from Classical Syriac ܟܗܢܐ, from Hebrew כֹּהֵן.

քահանա (Armenian): priest, religious minister

Definitions

  1. priest, religious minister

Ancestry of “քահանա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքահանայpriest, clergyman
2Classical Syriacܟܗܢܐpriest
3Hebrewכֹּהֵן—
Every word from Hebrew כֹּהֵן →Every word from Classical Syriac ܟܗܢܐ →Every word from Old Armenian քահանայ →