Where does “ջանավար” come from?
ջանավար (Armenian) comes from Azerbaijani canavar, from Ottoman Turkish جاناوار, from Persian جانور — animal, beast, brute, creature.
ջանավար (Armenian): beast; terror, horror; terrible, terrifying
Definitions
- beast; terror, horror; terrible, terrifying
Ancestry of “ջանավար”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | canavar | wolf |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | جاناوار | monster |
| 3 | Persian | جانور | animal, beast, brute, creature |