Where does “Armenia” come from?

Armenia derives from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία, which was borrowed from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴, a toponym referring to the historical region in Western Asia.

Armenia (English): Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran

Definitions

  1. Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran

Ancestry of “Armenia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinArmeniaArmenia
2Ancient GreekἈρμενίαinflection of Ἀρμένιος : ## nominative/vocative...
3Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴

Words derived from “Armenia

Every word from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴Every word from Ancient Greek ἈρμενίαEvery word from Latin Armenia