Where does “այսանակ” come from?

այսանակ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Անակ, from Middle Iranian anāk.

այսանակ (Old Armenian): such, like, in this manner or fashion

Definitions

  1. such, like, in this manner or fashion

Ancestry of “այսանակ”, step by step

այսանակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian Անակ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԱնակ—
2Middle Iraniananāk—

via Old Armenian այս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianայսthis; wind; evil spirit
2Old Armenianսո-this
Every word from Middle Iranian anāk →Every word from Old Armenian Անակ →