Where does “մազապուրծ” come from?

մազապուրծ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մազ, from Classical Syriac ܡܙܐ, from Classical Syriac ܡܙܬܐ — single hair; hairs, fur.

մազապուրծ (Old Armenian): having survived or escaped some calamity very narrowly, i.e., by a hair's breadth

Definitions

  1. having survived or escaped some calamity very narrowly, i.e., by a hair's breadth

Ancestry of “մազապուրծ”, step by step

մազապուրծ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian մազ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմազhair
2Classical Syriacܡܙܐ—
3Classical Syriacܡܙܬܐsingle hair; hairs, fur

via Old Armenian պրծանիմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianպրծանիմto escape, to evade
Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܙܬܐ →Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܙܐ →Every word from Old Armenian մազ →