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. a board over water or a pit used as a bridge

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

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