Where does “մզկիթ” come from?
մզկիթ (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մզկիթ, from Persian مزکت, from Middle Persian mzgt', from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.
մզկիթ (Middle Armenian): mosque
Ancestry of “մզկիթ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մզկիթ | mosque |
| 2 | Persian | مزکت | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | mzgt' | — |
| 4 | Arabic | مَسْجِد | mosque; place of worship |
| 5 | Arabic | سَجَدَ | to bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,... |
| 6 | Arabic | ج | Abbreviation of جَمْع |
Words derived from “մզկիթ”