къирӕ
Ossetian
Alternative forms
- чъыр (ḱ’yr) (Iron)
Etymology
Ultimately from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 (gir, “oven, kiln”), the direct source probably being Georgian კირი (ḳiri).
References
- Abajev, V. I. (1958) Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 652
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “կիր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 594a
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