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Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) Armenian

Adjective

 * 1) Armenian

Etymology
The origin is. The stem of the word is, as evidenced by the o-type declension.

According to Diakonoff, the ethnonym derives from, , from ; compare. This name was given by Urartians to all lands west of the Euphrates, including the territory around Malatya occupied by Proto-Armenians. When the Urartians were assimilated among the Proto-Armenians, they took over their Indo-European language and called themselves by the same name of the “Hittites”.

On the other hand, Martirosyan connects with the country name Hayaša- and derives both from. He explains Hayaša- as “the land of metal or iron” and as “inhabitant of the land of metal or iron”. Hayasa, located on the north-western corner of historical Armenia, was famous for metalworking. The connection with Hayasa is repudiated by Kitazumi, pointing out that the Hittite word is attested over twenty times and written in such ways that it can only be read Ḫayaša- but with the sound inventory of an anlauting  would represent a better fit.

An old proposal derives the word from 🇨🇬, but a 🇨🇬 would yield 🇨🇬: compare.

Armenian tradition connects the word with the nation's legendary eponym.

For the other names of the Armenians see 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) Armenian

Adjective

 * 1) Armenian