Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Armenian փշատ (pʿšat).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

փշատ (pʿšat)

  1. oleaster, Elaeagnus angustifolia
    Synonyms: փշատենի (pʿšateni), փշատի (pʿšati)
  2. fruit of oleaster

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: pışat
  • Georgian: ფშატი (pšaṭi)
  • Russian: пшат (pšat) (Transcaucasia)

Middle Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Traditionally considered a derivative of փուշ (pʿuš, thorn, prickle), because oleaster is thorny.[1][2] But Mkrtchyan considers this a folk etymology and derives փշատ (pʿšat) from an unattested Iranian descendant of Proto-Iranian *paiš- (to crush, grind), whence Avestan 𐬞𐬌𐬱𐬀𐬧𐬙-(pišaṇt-, crushing, bruising), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (pst /⁠pist⁠/, browned flour), Persian پست(pest, flour, meal; browned flour), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peys- (to grind, crush), because oleaster fruits are used for making sweet flour.[3]

Noun edit

փշատ (pʿšat)

  1. fruit of oleaster, Elaeagnus angustifolia

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Schröder, Johann Joachim (1711) Thesaurus linguae Armenicae antiquae et hodiernae, Amsterdam, pages 340–341
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “փշատ”, 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, page 508ab
  3. ^ Mkrtčʿyan, Nerses (2004), “Banasirakan čšgrtumner ew lracʿumner [Philological Corrections and Additions]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎[1] (in Armenian), issue 3, page 186

Further reading edit

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “փշատ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), “փշատ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “փշատ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy