Garmash


Garmash, — is a Ruthenian last name derived from the word гармата. It was originally the name given to Cossack gunners as well as gunsmiths at the Zaporozhian Sich.
A possible alternative origin is the Prussian word Garme, “heat, warm”. Cf. Skr. ghṛṇa, Gk. thermos, Av. garəma, O.Pers.garmapada, Pers. garme, Phryg. germe, Thrac. germas, Arm. jerm, O.Pruss. goro, Lith. garas, Ltv. gars, Russ. žar, O.Ir. fogeir, Welsh gori, Alb. zjarr, Kashmiri germi, garū'm.

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