Where does “մանաւշակ” come from?

մանաւշակ (Old Armenian) comes from Middle Persian manafšak, from Middle Persian wnpšk', from Proto-Iranian van- — blue.

Ancestry of “մանաւշակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianmanafšak—
2Middle Persianwnpšk'violet
3Proto-Iranianvan-blue
Every word from Proto-Iranian van- →Every word from Middle Persian wnpšk' →Every word from Middle Persian manafšak →