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
- priest, religious minister
Ancestry of “քահանա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | քահանայ | priest, clergyman |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܟܗܢܐ | priest |
| 3 | Hebrew | כֹּהֵן | — |