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Where does “წინწილი” come from?

წინწილი (Georgian) comes from Old Armenian ծնծղայ, from Classical Syriac ܨܨܠܐ — cymbal, castanet; chirping, cooing.

წინწილი (Georgian): cymbal

Definitions

  1. cymbal

Ancestry of “წინწილი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianծնծղայcymbal
2Classical Syriacܨܨܠܐcymbal, castanet; chirping, cooing
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