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

  1. beast; terror, horror; terrible, terrifying

Ancestry of “ջանավար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanicanavarwolf
2Ottoman Turkishجاناوارmonster
3Persianجانورanimal, beast, brute, creature
Every word from Persian جانور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish جاناوار →Every word from Azerbaijani canavar →