քթիթ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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Niels considers it a loan from Georgian ქუთუთო (kututo).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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քթիթ • (kʻtʻitʻ)

  1. blink, wink

References

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  1. ^ Thorsø, Rasmus (2023) Prehistoric loanwords in Armenian: Hurro-Urartian, Kartvelian, and the unclassified substrate‎[1], PhD dissertation, Leiden University, pages 60-61

Further reading

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  • Cardona, Giorgio R. (1983) “Armeno e lingue caucasiche: un bilancio”, in Problemi di sostrato nelle lingue indoeuropee (in French), Pisa: Giardini, pages 37-75
  • Vogt, Hans (1938) “Arménien et Caucasique du Sud”, in Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap (in French), volume 9, Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), pages 321–338
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քթիթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

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