Where does “ձայնանիշ” come from?

ձայնանիշ (Armenian) comes from Armenian նիշ, from Old Armenian նիշ — spot, point; sign, mark; target, aim.

ձայնանիշ (Armenian): A note in the musical notation of Hampartsoum Limondjian, also called but distinct from the ancient khaz

Definitions

  1. A note in the musical notation of Hampartsoum Limondjian, also called but distinct from the ancient khaz

Ancestry of “ձայնանիշ”, step by step

ձայնանիշ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian նիշ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնիշsign; digit, figure; symbol
2Old Armenianնիշspot, point; sign, mark; target, aim

via Armenian ձայն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձայնsound; voice; voice, melody, tune
2Old Armenianձայնsound; voice; speech, word; tone, tune
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