Armenian edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Armenian զանգապան (zangapan); see below.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

զանգապան (zangapan)

  1. piece of clothing, covering the legs below the knee
  2. greaves (armor)

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Old Armenian edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle Iranian *zang(a)-pān. For the constituents compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬧𐬔𐬀 (zaṇga, shank), Middle Persian zng (zang, shin, shank) (both from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-), and Avestan 𐬞𐬁𐬥𐬀- (pāna-), Middle Persian -pʾn' (-pān, -bān, -keeper), whence also -պան (-pan).

Noun edit

զանգապան (zangapan)

  1. greaves (armor)
  2. stocking, hose

Declension edit

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: զանգապան (zangapan)

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