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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

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “մզկիթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianմզկիթmosque
2Old Armenianմզկիթmosque
3Persianمزکت—
4Middle Persianmzgt'—
5Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
6Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
7ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
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