Where does “նալբանդ” come from?

նալբանդ (Middle Armenian) comes from Persian نعلبند, from Persian بند, from Proto-Iranian *bandáh.

Ancestry of “նալբանդ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنعلبندfarrier
2Persianبندband, tie, fastening, ligature, bandage, chain,...
3Proto-Iranian*bandáh—

Words derived from “նալբանդ”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *bandáh →Every word from Persian بند →Every word from Persian نعلبند →