զանգապան

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian զանգապան (zangapan); see below.

Pronunciation

Noun

զանգապան • (zangapan)

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

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

զանգապան • (zangapan)

  1. greaves (armor)
  2. stocking, hose

Declension

Derived terms

  • զանգապանակ (zangapanak)
  • զանգապահ (zangapah)

Descendants

  • Armenian: զանգապան (zangapan)

References

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