Where does “Chouchanik” come from?

Chouchanik (French) comes from Armenian Շուշանիկ, from Old Armenian Շուշանիկ, from Old Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian պատ-եմ.

Ancestry of “Chouchanik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՇուշանիկ
2Old ArmenianՇուշանիկ
3Old Armenian-իկforming diminutives; forming agent nouns and...
4Old Armenianպատ-եմ
Every word from Old Armenian պատ-եմEvery word from Old Armenian -իկEvery word from Old Armenian Շուշանիկ