Tandoor

Question =

Armenia is said to be the birthplace of the famed ______. It is a part of one of the oldest traditions of the early Armenians who worshiped the sun to an extent that its symbols were as integral to their culture as being a trader was. The _____ was once worshipped as it resembled the setting sun. Though borrowed and indigenously mastered in varied countries, Armenians still see it as one of the earliest forms of worship where each time, Armenian women are baking bread or preparing food, they bend down before the __ which also meant worship for deity. What is being referred to here?

ANS = The underground, clay TONIR, from which the word Tandoor has emerged.