Երուանդ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Grown with a prothetic ե- (e-) from Middle Iranian *rēvant, from Proto-Iranian *raivant-, *rayivant- (possessing wealth), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís. Compare Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬬𐬀𐬥𐬙 (raēvant, rich, splendid), 𐬭𐬀𐬫𐬌 (rayi, wealth), Sanskrit रेवत् (revat, wealthy), रयिवत् (rayivat, possessing wealth), रयि (rayi, wealth).[1]

On the other hand, Hübschmann derived from Middle Iranian *arvant- (swift); compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlwnd /⁠arwand⁠/, swift, valiant), Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (auruuaṇt, swift, vigorous, brave).[2][3] But this is unlikely, as *arvant- would have yielded Old Armenian *Արուանդ (*Aruand).[1]

Corresponds to Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης (Oróntēs) of Classical authors.

Proper noun

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Երուանդ (Eruand)

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: Երվանդ (Ervand)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1]‎[1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 7
  2. ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 39
  3. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942–1962) “Երուանդ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press