Where does “xəndək” come from?

xəndək (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian خندق, from Arabic خَنْدَق, from Pahlavi *handag.

xəndək (Azerbaijani): ditch

Definitions

  1. ditch

Ancestry of “xəndək”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخندقmoat
2Arabicخَنْدَقditch”, “moat
3Pahlavi*handag—
Every word from Pahlavi *handag →Every word from Arabic خَنْدَق →Every word from Persian خندق →