Where does “մզկիթ” come from?
մզկիթ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian մզկիթ, from Old Armenian մզկիթ, from Persian مزکت, from Middle Persian mzgt', from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.
մզկիթ (Armenian): mosque
Ancestry of “մզկիթ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | մզկիթ | mosque |
| 2 | Old Armenian | մզկիթ | mosque |
| 3 | Persian | مزکت | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | mzgt' | — |
| 5 | Arabic | مَسْجِد | mosque; place of worship |
| 6 | Arabic | سَجَدَ | to bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,... |
| 7 | Arabic | ج | Abbreviation of جَمْع |