Where does “خَنٛدَق” come from?

خَنٛدَق (Kashmiri) comes from Classical Persian خندق, from Arabic خَنْدَق, from Pahlavi *handag.

خَنٛدَق (Kashmiri): a trench

Definitions

  1. a trench

Ancestry of “خَنٛدَق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخندق—
2Arabicخَنْدَقditch”, “moat
3Pahlavi*handag—
Every word from Pahlavi *handag →Every word from Arabic خَنْدَق →Every word from Classical Persian خندق →