Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

սկայ (skay)

  1. giant
    սկայ կինskay kingiantess
    սկայ անարիskay anarihuge giant

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: սկա (ska)

References edit

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “սկայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume 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 edit

  • 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, Matatʿeay (1879), “սկայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy