Where does “armenia” come from?
armenia (Finnish) comes from English Armenia, from Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴.
armenia (Finnish): Armenian
Definitions
- Armenian
Ancestry of “armenia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Armenia | 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 |
| 2 | Latin | Armenia | Armenia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀρμενία | inflection of Ἀρμένιος : ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 | — |