წანწალა

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ծանծաղ (cancał, “shallow”).[1] Ačaṙean explains the sense development as "shallow" → "ford" → "place for crossing".

Noun

წანწალა • (c̣anc̣ala)

  1. (obsolete) a board over water or a pit used as a bridge

References
  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “ծանծաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 445a

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