Where does “խնայատուփ” come from?

խնայատուփ (Armenian) comes from Armenian տուփ, from Old Armenian տուփ — box, case, especially incense-box; book-case;...

խնայատուփ (Armenian): piggy bank, penny bank, money box

Definitions

  1. piggy bank, penny bank, money box

Ancestry of “խնայատուփ”, step by step

խնայատուփ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian տուփ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianտուփbox, case
2Old Armenianտուփbox, case, especially incense-box; book-case;...

via Armenian խնայել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխնայելto spare, save
2Old Armenianխնայեմ
Every word from Old Armenian տուփEvery word from Armenian տուփ
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