Where does “քնարահավ” come from?

քնարահավ (Armenian) comes from Armenian քնար, from Old Armenian քնար, from Classical Syriac ܟܢܪܐ, from Proto-Semitic kinnār-, from Proto-Hurro-Urartian kinnar — lyre, harp.

քնարահավ (Armenian): lyrebird

Definitions

  1. lyrebird

Ancestry of “քնարահավ”, step by step

քնարահավ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian քնար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianքնարlyre
2Old Armenianքնարa kind of a stringed musical instrument
3Classical Syriacܟܢܪܐlotus; medlar tree; service tree
4Proto-Semitickinnār-lyre, harp
5Proto-Hurro-Urartiankinnarlyre, harp

via Armenian հավ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհավhen, chicken; woman, chick; someone with a short...
2Old Armenianհաւbird; rooster; hen; grandfather, ancestor; uncle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle
Every word from Proto-Hurro-Urartian kinnar →Every word from Proto-Semitic kinnār- →Every word from Classical Syriac ܟܢܪܐ →