Where does “Զիլճյան” come from?

Զիլճյան (Armenian) comes from Turkish zil, from Ottoman Turkish زل, from Persian زیر, from Middle Persian azēr — under.

Ancestry of “Զիլճյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishzilbell; cymbal
2Ottoman Turkishزلcymbal or pair of cymbals or a gong
3Persianزیرhigh-pitched; kasra; underneath
4Middle Persianazērunder

Words derived from “Զիլճյան”

Every word from Middle Persian azēr →Every word from Persian زیر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish زل →