Փայտակարան

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Փայտակարան (Pʿaytakaran); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Փայտակարան (Pʿaytakaran)

  1. Paytakaran

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

"The land of Pʿayt", applied by Medians to this territory to their north, from Median *karan- (border, region, land). The Pʿayt is probably a name of a Caspian tribe. See also Lankaran.

Proper noun

Փայտակարան (Pʿaytakaran)

  1. Paytakaran

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Sebastacʿi, Mxitʿar (1769), Փայտակարան”, in Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʿ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Perixanjan, Anait Georgijevna (1982), “Etimologičeskije zametki. I [Etymological Notes. I]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal] (in Russian), issue I, Yerevan: Academy Press, ISSN 0135-0536, pages 55–56
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