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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”

  • վահանագեղձ
  • Վահան
  • վահան
  • Վահան
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