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Where does “շամփուր” come from?

շամփուր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian շամփուր, from Classical Syriac ܫܦܘܕܐ.

շամփուր (Armenian): spit, skewer; ramrod, cleaning rod; bayonet

Definitions

  1. spit, skewer; ramrod, cleaning rod; bayonet

Ancestry of “շամփուր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianշամփուրspit, skewer; Orion
2Classical Syriacܫܦܘܕܐ—

Words derived from “շամփուր”

  • шампур
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