Where does “յակինթ” come from?

յակինթ (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian յակինթ, from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος — Hyacinthus.

յակինթ (Middle Armenian): a certain precious stone

Definitions

  1. a certain precious stone

Ancestry of “յակինթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianյակինթa certain kind of precious stone; made of this...
2Ancient GreekὙάκινθοςHyacinthus
Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος →Every word from Old Armenian յակինթ →