Where does “վանք” come from?

վանք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian վան, from Parthian vān-, from Old Iranian wāhana-.

վանք (Old Armenian): nominative plural of վան

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of վան

Ancestry of “վանք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվանlodging, dwelling, home, habitation, abode;...
2Parthianvān-—
3Old Iranianwāhana-—

Words derived from “վանք”

Every word from Old Iranian wāhana- →Every word from Parthian vān- →Every word from Old Armenian վան →