Where does “tonir” come from?

tonir (English) comes from Armenian թոնիր, from Old Armenian թոնիր, from Akkadian tinūrum — oven, kiln, tannour.

tonir (English): An Armenian tandoor

Definitions

  1. An Armenian tandoor

Ancestry of “tonir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթոնիրtandoor, tonir
2Old Armenianթոնիրoven, tandoor, tonir
3Akkadiantinūrumoven, kiln, tannour
Every word from Akkadian tinūrum →Every word from Old Armenian թոնիր →Every word from Armenian թոնիր →