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Where does “փիւնիկ” come from?

փիւնիկ (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.

փիւնիկ (Old Armenian): phoenix

Definitions

  1. phoenix

Ancestry of “փիւնիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΦοῖνιξPhoenician; Carthaginian
2Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍—
3Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
4Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter

Words derived from “փիւնիկ”

  • փյունիկ
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