Aghwan

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Etymology

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An Iranian etymology was proposed with Yagnobi чор (čor, narrow gorge) as cognate.[1] See also Old Armenian Ճոր (Čor), Ancient Greek Tζούρ (Tzoúr).

Proper noun

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𐕖𐕒𐔽 (čoˁ)

  1. Medieval city of Chola, near Derbent
    𐕖𐕒𐔽𐔼𐕎 𐔼𐕚𐕄𐔰𐕗𐕒𐕚𐔴𐕎 𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔰𐔺𐕎
    čoˁin isḳaṗosen biyayn
    Bishop of Chola made it.[2]

References

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  1. ^ M. Gadjiev (2017) “Šahrestān Yazdegerd”, in Encyclopedia Iranica Online[1]
  2. ^ Gippert, Jost (2017) The Albanian Inscriptions Revisited[2], pages 75–87