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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	نعلبند	farrier
2	Persian	بند	band, tie, fastening, ligature, bandage, chain,...
3	Proto-Iranian	*bandáh	—

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