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Where does “հնագոյն” come from?

հնագոյն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -ագոյն, from Old Armenian -գոյն, from Old Armenian գոյն, from Middle Persian gwn' — colour, complexion.

հնագոյն (Old Armenian): older, more ancient

Definitions

  1. older, more ancient

Ancestry of “հնագոյն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-ագոյնAlternative form of -գոյն
2Old Armenian-գոյնForming the comparative degree of adjectives; In...
3Old Armenianգոյնcolour; tint, dye; jaundice; a kind of musical...
4Middle Persiangwn'colour, complexion

Words derived from “հնագոյն”

  • հնագույն
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