Where does “hãndac” come from?

hãndac (Aromanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish خندق, from Persian خندق, from Arabic خَنْدَق, from Pahlavi *handag.

hãndac (Aromanian): ditch, trench

Definitions

  1. ditch, trench

Ancestry of “hãndac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخندقtrench, a narrow excavation as used in warfare
2Persianخندقmoat
3Arabicخَنْدَقditch”, “moat
4Pahlavi*handag—
Every word from Pahlavi *handag →Every word from Arabic خَنْدَق →Every word from Persian خندق →