Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From earlier *կաղթն (*kałtʻn), from Proto-Armenian *gl̥kt-m, accusative of *gl̥kt-s (whence dialectal կախց (kaxcʻ)), either inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gl̥gt- or borrowed from a Mediterranean substrate source; in any case related to Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, milk), Albanian dhallë, and Old Latin lact (milk).

Noun

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կաթն (katʻn)

  1. milk
    կաթամբ բուծանիլkatʻamb bucanilto live on milk
    կաթն տալkatʻn talto suckle
    դիել զկաթնdiel zkatʻnto suck
    կթել կաթնktʻel katʻnto milk
    անջատել ի կաթանէanǰatel i katʻanēto wean
    Ծիր ԿաթինCir KatʻinMilky Way

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կաթ (katʻ)

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կաթն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կաթն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 345
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կաթն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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