Tandur/tand@r
In another thread we were talking about
Cheese Bread Banderoom Hootz
http://hyeforum.com/...e=3#entry308277
Where I said, the addition of letter D Banir/Panir is like when we add the letter D to Սանր/Sandr/comb, and Ծանր/dzandr /heavy.
This brings us to ԹՈՆԻՐ/Tonir.
Contrary to my assumption that it is from the Sanskrit/Indian, according to the Armatakan it is of Assyrian origin, from which many have adopted. Armenian, Persian, all the way to East and West , even way to France and Spain via the Arabic Al-thanor.. My assumption was based on the fact, at an Indian restaurant the most common word is tandur/tanduri/tandoori **
http://www.nayiri.co...&pageNumber=901
ԹՈՆԻՐ
ԹՈՆԻՐ ԼԱՒԱՇ
http://www.google.co...9QEwBQ&dur=2213
** Tandoor
http://www.tandoor-india.com/
Edited by Arpa, 07 August 2013 - 03:13 PM.