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Where does “Armenia” come from?
Armenia (Romanian) comes from Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴.
Ancestry of “Armenia”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
Armenia
Armenia
2
Ancient Greek
Ἀρμενία
inflection of Ἀρμένιος : ## nominative/vocative...
3
Old Persian
𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴
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