Where does “κάτζιν” come from?

κάτζιν (Cappadocian Greek) comes from Armenian կացին, from Old Armenian կացին, from Classical Syriac ܚܨܝܢܐ, from Akkadian ḫaṣṣinnum — axe, hoe, digging tool.

κάτζιν (Cappadocian Greek): knife; axe

Definitions

  1. knife; axe

Ancestry of “κάτζιν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկացինaxe
2Old Armenianկացինaxe, hatchet
3Classical Syriacܚܨܝܢܐaxe, pickaxe
4Akkadianḫaṣṣinnumaxe, hoe, digging tool
Every word from Akkadian ḫaṣṣinnum →Every word from Classical Syriac ܚܨܝܢܐ →Every word from Old Armenian կացին →