ӕвзист

Ossetian

Etymology 1

Uncertain; presumably from Alanic *ævzestæ, possibly either:

• from Proto-Sarmatian *zβēšta, from Proto-Scythian *zβēštā, from Proto-Iranian *jwayštaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰwayštaH, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwey-, perhaps cognate with Proto-Slavic *gvězda (“star”), Ancient Greek φοῖβος (phoîbos, “bright, pure”);
• or borrowed from Proto-Permic *äzwäś (“silver”).

Noun

ӕвзист • (ævzist) (Iron)

1. silver

Alternative forms

• ӕвзестӕ (ævzestæ) — Digor

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958) “ævzīst | ævzestæ”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, pages 212–214
• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “ӕвзист”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gvězda”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 181
• Petersson, Herbert (1920) Arische und armenische Studien (Lunds Universitets Årsskrift N.F. Avd. 1, Bd. 16. Nr. 3) (in German), Lund, Leipzig, pages 71–72
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “звезда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

Noun

ӕвзист • (ævzist)

1. Digor form of ӕвзыст (ævzyst)

References

• Takazov, F. M. (2003) “ӕвзист”, in Дигорско-русский словарь [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania