Where does “Ani” come from?

Ani is an Armenian place name of unknown etymology, attested in Armenian as Անի with origins that remain unresolved.

Ani (English): a ruined medieval Armenian city-site in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia

Definitions

  1. a ruined medieval Armenian city-site in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia

Ancestry of “Ani”, step by step

Ani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian Անի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԱնիAni medieval Armenian city

via Portuguese ani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseani
Every word from Armenian Անի