Where does “կռփազենք” come from?

կռփազենք (Armenian) comes from Armenian զենք, from Old Armenian զէնք — nominative plural of զէն.

կռփազենք (Armenian): knuckle duster, set of brass knuckles

Definitions

  1. knuckle duster, set of brass knuckles

Ancestry of “կռփազենք”, step by step

կռփազենք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian զենք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianզենքarm, weapon
2Old Armenianզէնքnominative plural of զէն

via Armenian կռուփ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկռուփfist
Every word from Old Armenian զէնք →Every word from Armenian զենք →