Where does “գերդաստան” come from?

գերդաստան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -աստան, from Old Armenian -ստան, from Iranian stān(a)-.

գերդաստան (Old Armenian): body of servants and captives; possessions;...

Definitions

  1. body of servants and captives; possessions;...

Ancestry of “գերդաստան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-աստանAlternative form of -ստան
2Old Armenian-ստանForming nouns with the meaning of place,...
3Iranianstān(a)-—

Words derived from “գերդաստան”

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