խանձառ
Old Armenian
Etymology
From խանձեմ (xanjem). For the suffix -առ (-aṙ) compare Ancient Greek κάνδαρος (kándaros, “charcoal”).
Noun
խանձառ • (xanjaṙ)
- spark
Descendants
- Georgian: ხანძარი (xanʒari)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “խանձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press