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Reconstruction:Old Armenian/պոզ
Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain.[1][2] Has been compared to Northern Kurdish poz (“nose”), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (pōz /pwc/), Persian پوز (pūz, “snout, muzzle”).[3] Note also Old Armenian գրտապոզ (grtapoz, “a kind of Indian animal”).
Noun
*պոզ • (*poz)
- horn (of animals)
- Synonym: եղջիւր (ełǰiwr)
Derived terms
- կռապոզ (kṙapoz)
- պոզան (pozan)
Descendants
- Middle Armenian: պոզ (poz)
- Armenian: պոզ (poz)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “պոզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 93–94
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “պոզ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 640c
- Margaryan, Alekʿsandr (2015) Stugabanutʿyunner [Etymologies] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press, page 66