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Where does “շահէն” come from?

շահէն (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian շահէն, from Middle Iranian šāhēn.

շահէն (Middle Armenian): peregrine falcon

Definitions

  1. peregrine falcon

Ancestry of “շահէն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianշահէն—
2Middle Iranianšāhēn—

Words derived from “շահէն”

  • շահեն
Every word from Middle Iranian šāhēn →