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Where does “matnakash” come from?

matnakash (English) comes from Armenian մատնաքաշ, from Armenian քաշել, from Old Armenian քաշեմ, from Old Armenian քաշ — Alternative form of քարշ.

matnakash (English): a type of oval Armenian bread with furrows on it

Definitions

  1. a type of oval Armenian bread with furrows on it

Ancestry of “matnakash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմատնաքաշmatnakash
2Armenianքաշելto pull, to drag; to weigh; to endure, to bear
3Old ArmenianքաշեմAlternative form of քարշեմ
4Old ArmenianքաշAlternative form of քարշ
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