Where does “մանիշակ” come from?

մանիշակ (Middle Armenian) comes from Classical Syriac ܡܢܝܫܟܐ, from Middle Persian wnpšk', from Proto-Iranian van- — blue.

մանիշակ (Middle Armenian): violet

Definitions

  1. violet

Ancestry of “մանիշակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܡܢܝܫܟܐ—
2Middle Persianwnpšk'violet
3Proto-Iranianvan-blue

Words derived from “մանիշակ”

Every word from Proto-Iranian van- →Every word from Middle Persian wnpšk' →Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܢܝܫܟܐ →