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Classical Armenian: ɑɾɛu̯
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Lexeme data
Language:
Classical Armenian
Meaning:
sun
Source form:
արեւ
Phonological form:
ɑɾɛu̯
Gloss:
Notes:
Also 'sunlight; life'. Derives from IE *h2reu-i-: Skt. ravi- m. 'sun, sun-god'.
Cognate codes:
(
D
)
Sources of lexical data
Source:
Ringe, D., Warnow, T., Taylor, A. (2002) 'Indo-European and Computational Cladistics.' Transaction of the Philological Society Vol. 100:1: 59-129.
Reliability:
High
Source:
Martirosyan, Hrach. 2010. Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon. Brill.
Pages:
136
Reliability:
High
Source:
Bedrossian, Mathias (1879), New Dictionary Armenian–English, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Pages:
72
Reliability:
Exclude (e.g. not the Swadesh term)
Comment:
արեւ ɑɾɛu̯ specifically 'sun-light; day-light' rather than the heavenly body.
Cognate coding
Cognate Class D
Source:
Martirosyan, Hrach. 2010. Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon. Brill.
Pages:
136
Reliability:
High
Source:
Dunn, Michael (Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics)
Reliability:
Good (e.g. should be double checked)