հաստեայ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain. According to Martirosyan, one possibility is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(H)es-d-i(h₂)- or deverbative noun *h₂H(e)s-ti-, from *h₂eHs-.

Noun

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հաստեայ (hasteay)

  1. kind of pastry

Usage notes

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Attested only in accusative plural հաստեայս (hasteays).

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հաստեայք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հաստեայք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հաստեայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 391