Where does “վահան” come from?

վահան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian վարհան, from Parthian varhran.

վահան (Old Armenian): shield, buckler; lid, cover

Definitions

  1. shield, buckler; lid, cover

Ancestry of “վահան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվարհան—
2Parthianvarhran—

Words derived from “վահան”

Every word from Parthian varhran →Every word from Old Armenian վարհան →