Where does “վահանակրեայ” come from?

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

վահանակրեայ (Old Armenian): aspidochelone

Definitions

  1. aspidochelone

Ancestry of “վահանակրեայ”, step by step

վահանակրեայ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian վահան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվահանshield, buckler; lid, cover
2Old Armenianվարհան—
3Parthianvarhran—

via Ancient Greek ἀσπιδοχελώνη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀσπιδοχελώνηaspidochelone
2Ancient Greekἀσπίςshield; collective, body of men-at-arms; on the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut

Words derived from “վահանակրեայ”

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