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Where does “خندق” come from?
خندق (Persian) comes from Arabic خَنْدَق, from Pahlavi *handag.
خندق
(Persian): moat
Definitions
moat
Ancestry of “خندق”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
خَنْدَق
ditch”, “moat
2
Pahlavi
*handag
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Words derived from “خندق”
خندق
xəndək
hendek
hendek
hãndac
јендек
jendek
hãndachi
хандық
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