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Reconstruction:Old Armenian/խազ-
See also: խազ
Old Armenian
Etymology
Borrowed from Iranian; compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwʾstn'), 𐫟𐫇𐫀𐫘𐫤𐫗 (xwʾstn /xwāstan/) (whence Persian خواستن (xwâstan)), Parthian 𐫇𐫟𐫀𐫍𐫏𐫅 (wxʾhyd /xwāhed/, “to wish, desire, seek”). The same word is found in the wholly-borrowed terms դատախազ (dataxaz) and մատակախազ (matakaxaz).
Verb
*խազ- • (*xaz-)
- to seek, desire strongly
Derived terms
- իգախազութիւն (igaxazutʿiwn)
- գինեխազութիւն (ginexazutʿiwn)
Related terms
- դատախազ (dataxaz)
- մատակախազ (matakaxaz)
Descendants
- Armenian: խազիլ (xazil) – Çengiler
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “խազ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 310–311
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “խազ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 307b