կայտ
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Middle Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The origin is uncertain. Martirosyan suggests connection with խայտ (xayt) and կէտ (kēt, “point, dot”).
Noun[edit]
կայտ • (kayt), nominative plural կայտեր (kayter)
- mark on marble (?)
References[edit]
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 353
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կայտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press