Where does “წინწილი” come from?
წინწილი (Georgian) comes from Old Armenian ծնծղայ, from Classical Syriac ܨܨܠܐ — cymbal, castanet; chirping, cooing.
წინწილი (Georgian): cymbal
Ancestry of “წინწილი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ծնծղայ | cymbal |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܨܨܠܐ | cymbal, castanet; chirping, cooing |