Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Iranian.[1] Compare Persian دادویه (dâduya, dâdôê), Ancient Greek Δαδόης (Dadóēs). For the constituents see Old Armenian Դատ (Dat) and Persian ـویه (-ôê, -uya, -uye).

Proper noun

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Դատոյ (Datoy)

  1. a male given name, Datoy
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References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1944) “Դատոյ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 24) (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 19

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