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Where does “Армения” come from?

Армения (Russian) comes from Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴.

Ancestry of “Армения”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinArmeniaArmenia
2Ancient GreekἈρμενίαinflection of Ἀρμένιος : ## nominative/vocative...
3Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴—

Words derived from “Армения”

  • Armēnija
  • Ác-mê-ni-a
  • Armeenia
  • armeenlane
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