Etymology

Pickaxe Mountain

Today it means: A mountain in the Zagros Mountains, located in Isfahan Province, Iran Full definition →

Persian کوه کلنگگزلا
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The story

  1. Persian · derived fromkūh-e“mountain”
  2. Persian · derived fromkolang“pickaxe”
  3. Persian · calque ofکلنگ + کوه
  4. Persian · borrowed fromکوه کلنگگزلا
  5. English todayPickaxe Mountain

pickaxe + mountain: Borrowed from Persian کوه کلنگگزلا. Calque of Persian کلنگ + کوه, from Persian kolang (“pickaxe”) + Persian kūh-e (“mountain”)

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