Where does “Kapan” come from?

Kapan (English) comes from Armenian կապան, from Old Armenian կապան, from Old Armenian կապեմ, from Old Armenian կապ — bond, tie.

Kapan (English): a town at the southeast of Armenia and the capital of the Syunik Province

Definitions

  1. a town at the southeast of Armenia and the capital of the Syunik Province

Ancestry of “Kapan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկապանpass, gorge
2Old Armenianկապանpass, gorge
3Old Armenianկապեմto bind, to tie, to fasten; to bind or tie up; to...
4Old Armenianկապbond, tie
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