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Where does “канјыл” come from?

канјыл (Southern Altai) comes from Persian خنجر, from Arabic خَنْجَر — dagger.

канјыл (Southern Altai): dagger

Definitions

  1. dagger

Ancestry of “канјыл”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخنجرdagger, khanjar
2Arabicخَنْجَرdagger
Every word from Arabic خَنْجَر →