Middle Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain. Martirosyan suggests connection with խայտ (xayt) and կէտ (kēt, point, dot).

Noun

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կայտ (kayt), nominative plural կայտեր (kayter)

  1. mark on marble (?)

References

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  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 353
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կայտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press