Where does “բերդեան” come from?

բերդեան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -եան, from Proto-Indo-European -iyn̥.

բերդեան (Old Armenian): fortresses, castles; garrison

Definitions

  1. fortresses, castles; garrison

Ancestry of “բերդեան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-եանforming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming...
2Proto-Indo-European-iyn̥
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iyn̥Every word from Old Armenian -եան