Դատոյ
Old Armenian
Etymology
Borrowed from Iranian.[1] Compare Persian دادویه (Dādūya, Dādōē), Ancient Greek Δαδόης (Dadóēs). For the constituents see Old Armenian Դատ (Dat) and Persian ـویه (-ōē, -ūya, -ūye).
Proper noun
Դատոյ • (Datoy)
- a male given name, Datoy
Related terms
- Դատոյեան (Datoyean), Դատ (Dat)
References
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1944), “Դատոյ”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʿyunner; 24) (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 19
Further reading
- Justi, Ferdinand (1895), “Δαδόης”, in Iranisches Namenbuch (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, pages 75–76