Where does “կացնաձև” come from?

կացնաձև (Armenian) comes from Armenian կացին, from Old Armenian կացին, from Classical Syriac ܚܨܝܢܐ, from Akkadian ḫaṣṣinnum — axe, hoe, digging tool.

կացնաձև (Armenian): axe-like, resembling an axe

Definitions

  1. axe-like, resembling an axe

Ancestry of “կացնաձև”, step by step

կացնաձև traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian կացին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկացինaxe
2Old Armenianկացինaxe, hatchet
3Classical Syriacܚܨܝܢܐaxe, pickaxe
4Akkadianḫaṣṣinnumaxe, hoe, digging tool

via Armenian ձեւ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձեւform; shape; pattern; way, method; form
2Old Armenianձեւshape, fashion, form, mould, pattern; clothes,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Akkadian ḫaṣṣinnum →Every word from Classical Syriac ܚܨܝܢܐ →Every word from Old Armenian կացին →