Armenian

Noun

պան • ‎(pan)

1. round loaf, bread
2. honeycomb

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• բան ‎(ban) (post-classical)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πᾶνις ‎(pânis), from Latin panis ‎(“bread”). Could be a direct Latin borrowing, because the word is still alive in dialects and is not a learned transliteration of Greek. Besides, the Greek word is rare and is not found in the translation of the Bible.

Noun

պան • ‎(pan)

1. round loaf, bread
2. honeycomb

Declension

Synonyms

• (bread): հաց ‎(hacʿ)
• (honeycomb): մեղրախորիսխ ‎(mełraxorisx)

Descendants

• Armenian: պան ‎(pan)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “պան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “պան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935