Where does “գանգրամազ” come from?

գանգրամազ (Armenian) comes from Armenian մազ, from Old Armenian մազ, from Classical Syriac ܡܙܐ, from Classical Syriac ܡܙܬܐ — single hair; hairs, fur.

գանգրամազ (Armenian): curly-haired

Definitions

  1. curly-haired

Ancestry of “գանգրամազ”, step by step

գանգրամազ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մազ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմազhair
2Old Armenianմազhair
3Classical Syriacܡܙܐ—
4Classical Syriacܡܙܬܐsingle hair; hairs, fur

via Armenian գանգուր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգանգուրlock, ringlet, curl; twist, winding, wave; curly,...
2Old Armenianգանգուր—
Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܙܬܐ →Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܙܐ →Every word from Old Armenian մազ →