Where does “-պան” come from?

-պան (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -պան, from Middle Iranian -pān.

-պան (Middle Armenian): holder, keeper; protector

Definitions

  1. holder, keeper; protector

Ancestry of “-պան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-պանholder, keeper; protector
2Middle Iranian-pān—

Words derived from “-պան”

Every word from Middle Iranian -pān →Every word from Old Armenian -պան →