Where does “գնդոլորտ” come from?

գնդոլորտ (Armenian) comes from Armenian գունդ, from Old Armenian գունդ, from Middle Iranian gund.

գնդոլորտ (Armenian): hollow sphere

Definitions

  1. hollow sphere

Ancestry of “գնդոլորտ”, step by step

գնդոլորտ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գունդ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգունդspherical object, sphere, ball, orb; sphere;...
2Old Armenianգունդspherical object, sphere, globe; arch of heaven,...
3Middle Iraniangund—

via Armenian ոլորտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianոլորտsphere, realm; circle, area; environment, field
2Old Armenianոլորտ—
Every word from Middle Iranian gund →Every word from Old Armenian գունդ →Every word from Armenian գունդ →