Where does “Chilingaryan” come from?
Chilingaryan (English) comes from Armenian Չիլինգարյան, from Turkish çilingir, from Persian چلنگر, from Persian ـگر — -er.
Ancestry of “Chilingaryan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Չիլինգարյան | — |
| 2 | Turkish | çilingir | locksmith |
| 3 | Persian | چلنگر | locksmith |
| 4 | Persian | ـگر | -er |