Where does “եղրեւանի” come from?

եղրեւանի (Middle Armenian) comes from Persian ارغوان, from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn', from English argamannu, from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 — red purple; tribute.

եղրեւանի (Middle Armenian): common lilac

Definitions

  1. common lilac

Ancestry of “եղրեւանի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianارغوانpurple, dark magneta; "Cercis siliquastrum",...
2Middle Persianʾlgwkʾn'purple
3EnglishargamannuA red-purple dye; A cloth of this color, often...
4Akkadian𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡red purple; tribute

Words derived from “եղրեւանի”

Every word from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 →Every word from English argamannu →Every word from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn' →