Where does “օթեւան” come from?

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

օթեւան (Old Armenian): inn, hostelry; dwelling, lodging, habitation,...

Definitions

  1. inn, hostelry; dwelling, lodging, habitation,...

Ancestry of “օթեւան”, step by step

օթեւան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian վան

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

via Old Armenian աւթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianաւթAlternative spelling of օթ

Words derived from “օթեւան”

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