Where does “Վահան” come from?

Վահան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian վահան, from Old Armenian վարհան, from Parthian varhran.

Վահան (Old Armenian): shield, buckler

Definitions

  1. shield, buckler

Ancestry of “Վահան”, step by step

Վահան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian վահան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվահանshield, buckler; lid, cover
2Old Armenianվարհան—
3Parthianvarhran—

via Old Armenian Վահագն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianՎահագնVahagn
2Old ArmenianՎարհագն—
3ParthianVarhraγn—
Every word from Parthian varhran →Every word from Old Armenian վարհան →Every word from Old Armenian վահան →