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 Old 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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