Where does “երգահան” come from?

երգահան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian երգ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erkʷós — something that does or is subject to.

երգահան (Old Armenian): tragic poet; composer

Definitions

  1. tragic poet; composer

Ancestry of “երգահան”, step by step

երգահան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian երգ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianերգsong; poem; playing
2Proto-Indo-European*h₁erkʷóssomething that does or is subject to

via Old Armenian հանեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհանեմto draw or pull out, to take away, to abstract,...

Words derived from “երգահան

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erkʷósEvery word from Old Armenian երգ