𐕣𐔰𐔴𐕎
Aghwan
Etymology
From a Proto-Northeast Caucasian source meaning 'light', possibly Proto-Lezghian *ʡakʷa(n), compare Akhvakh квани (kʷani, “light”), Lak чани (čani, “light”), Karata коно (“light”), Hunzib канлъи (kanλi, “light”), Hinukh канлъи (kanλi, “light”).
Derived terms
- 𐕣𐔰𐔴𐕎𐔼𐕀𐔰𐕅𐕒𐕡𐕌 (kaenixal'um)
Further reading
- Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page II-75
- Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers
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