Where does “անտառապահ” come from?

անտառապահ (Armenian) comes from Armenian պահել, from Old Armenian պահեմ.

անտառապահ (Armenian): forest ranger, forester, woodman, woodward

Definitions

  1. forest ranger, forester, woodman, woodward

Ancestry of “անտառապահ”, step by step

անտառապահ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian պահել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպահելto keep; to hold; to hide, to conceal
2Old Armenianպահեմ

via Armenian անտառ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianանտառforest, wood
2Old Armenianանտառforest; wood
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