Where does “tonir” come from?
tonir (English) comes from Armenian թոնիր, from Old Armenian թոնիր, from Akkadian tinūrum.
tonir (English): An Armenian tandoor
Ancestry of “tonir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | թոնիր | tandoor, tonir |
| 2 | Old Armenian | թոնիր | — |
| 3 | Akkadian | tinūrum | — |