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Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) iron
 * 2)  any metal
 * 3)  metallic object not necessarily of iron

Etymology
The origin is. An overview of opinions follows.

Often connected with the reflexes of 🇨🇬 (compare especially 🇨🇬) and 🇨🇬, as well as with 🇨🇬,, but the nature of the relationship is unknown.

According to Schrader, the Armenian is borrowed from, the ending developing under the analogical influence of. Tomaschek and Bork too argue for a or  origin for Armenian.

Bugge 1889 proposes derivation from through an earlier form, with cognates in 🇨🇬, , , 🇨🇬 and perhaps 🇨🇬,. In 1893 he disavows this etymology and prefers the above Caucasian origin, adducing also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 as borrowings from the same Caucasian source, but modern research explains these Uralic words otherwise.

Ačaṙean points to another group of superficially similar eastern Uralic words, namely 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, without committing to any solution. He rejects all of the above etymologies and leaves the origin open.

J̌ahukyan 1987 again connects 🇨🇬 with the above 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 words, assuming that all of these languages borrowed the word from some unknown language, perhaps. He adds that the Uralic words for “iron” (🇨🇬 etc.) may have been borrowed from Proto-Armenian, if it is accepted that at some point on the way to their historical homeland Proto-Armenians had direct contacts with the Uralic tribes.

Olsen lists among her words of unknown origin.

Finally, J̌ahukyan 2010 connects with, deriving both from , from , the ending developing under the analogical influence of , explaining the connection between “sky” and “iron” by the fact that iron meteorites were one of the earliest sources of usable iron available to humans. For the sound changes see. He adds that the 🇨🇬 words are probably borrowed from 🇨🇬. For the association between “sky” and “iron” compare also 🇨🇬, which etymologically is from an Egyptian phrase meaning “metal of the heaven” (see Černý).

Noun

 * 1) iron
 * 2) iron tool, iron weapon, sword, razor, nail
 * 3)  fetters, irons, chains, gyves
 * 1) iron tool, iron weapon, sword, razor, nail
 * 2)  fetters, irons, chains, gyves
 * 1) iron tool, iron weapon, sword, razor, nail
 * 2)  fetters, irons, chains, gyves
 * 1) iron tool, iron weapon, sword, razor, nail
 * 2)  fetters, irons, chains, gyves
 * 1) iron tool, iron weapon, sword, razor, nail
 * 2)  fetters, irons, chains, gyves
 * 1) iron tool, iron weapon, sword, razor, nail
 * 2)  fetters, irons, chains, gyves
 * 1) iron tool, iron weapon, sword, razor, nail
 * 2)  fetters, irons, chains, gyves
 * 1) iron tool, iron weapon, sword, razor, nail
 * 2)  fetters, irons, chains, gyves
 * 1)  fetters, irons, chains, gyves