սկայ

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.[1] Probably borrowed from a Middle Iranian descendant of Proto-Indo-Iranian *káwHiš, with the augmentative prefix ս- (s-).[2][3] Has also been connected with the Iranian ethnonym Saka.[4]

Noun

սկայ • (skay)

  1. giant
    սկայ կին ― skay kin ― giantess
    սկայ անարի ― skay anari ― huge giant

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “սկայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 226–227
  2. ↑ Szemerényi, Oswald (1970), “Iranica III (Nos. 32-43)”, in Mary Boyce, Ilya Gershevitch, editors, W.B. Henning memorial volume, London: Lund Humphries, page 426
  3. ↑ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 906
  4. ↑ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “սկայ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 683a

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “սկայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “սկայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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