Where does “կէնճ” come from?

կէնճ (Middle Armenian) comes from Persian گنج, from Pahlavi ganǰ, from Old Median ganzah — treasure.

Ancestry of “կէնճ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگنجtreasure; store; granary
2Pahlaviganǰ—
3Old Medianganzahtreasure

Words derived from “կէնճ”

Every word from Old Median ganzah →Every word from Pahlavi ganǰ →Every word from Persian گنج →
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