Armenian: դաշնակահար (Etymology)

[seitt]

Hi
Please, what is the etymology of դաշնակահար 'pianist'?
Best
Simon

 

[Stoggler]

Wiktionary is always worth trying for starters (this is for the word piano rather than pianist, but you get the basic etymology)

 

[seitt]

Thanks; however, I've tried Wiktionary but it did not help.
Sure, the first bit must be short for դաշնամուր 'pianoforte' almost in the same way that 'piano' is short for 'pianoforte'.
But what about the rest of the word, the [ա]կահար?

 

[Stoggler]

I don’t know Armenian but quick looks on Wiktionary for other agent nouns suggests it is a typical agent suffix found in the language.

 

[clamor]

Thanks; however, I've tried Wiktionary but it did not help.
Sure, the first bit must be short for դաշնամուր 'pianoforte' almost in the same way that 'piano' is short for 'pianoforte'.
But what about the rest of the word, the [ա]կահար?

No, it's not դաշն/ա/կահար , it's դաշնակ/ա/հար (դաշնակ means piano). I know դաշնամուր exists too, but I don't think I hardly ever heard it. I don't know the etymology of this suffix, but I think you can find something

 

[clamor]

Hi
Please, what is the etymology of դաշնակահար 'pianist'?
Best
Simon

Ok I found something which is logical. It's short for հարկանել (''beat'', ''strike'' in a musical sense).

 

[seitt]

ah, thank you, now we really are getting somewhere.