Where does “մուրտաստան” come from?

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

մուրտաստան (Old Armenian): myrtle-grove

Definitions

  1. myrtle-grove

Ancestry of “մուրտաստան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-աստանAlternative form of -ստան
2Old Armenian-ստանForming nouns with the meaning of place,...
3Iranianstān(a)-—
Every word from Iranian stān(a)- →Every word from Old Armenian -աստան →Every word from Old Armenian -ստան →