Where does “tsiranapogh” come from?
tsiranapogh (English) comes from Armenian ծիրանափող, from Armenian փող, from Old Armenian փող, from Persian پول, from Middle Persian pōl, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
tsiranapogh (English): The duduk
Definitions
- The duduk
Ancestry of “tsiranapogh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ծիրանափող | duduk |
| 2 | Armenian | փող | money; tubular part of various objects |
| 3 | Old Armenian | փող | narrow passage; throat; neck; nostril |
| 4 | Persian | پول | a coin of inferior value; coin; money |
| 5 | Middle Persian | pōl | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |