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Cappadocian Greek
Etymology
The origin is uncertain.
Perhaps borrowed from Armenian *հավուկ (*havuk), affectionate diminutive of Old Armenian հաւ (haw, “grandfather”) formed with -ուկ (-uk).[1][2] But note that this diminutive is not attested in Armenian, and that Old Armenian հաւ (haw) and its derivatives do not survive in Armenian dialects.
Alternatively, from Latin avus.[3][4]
Noun
αβούκα (avoúka)
- grandfather
References
- ^ Bugge, Sophus (1893) “Beiträge zur etymologischen Erläuterung der armenischen Sprache”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung (in German), volume 32, page 10
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “հաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 67a
- ^ Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 51
- ^ Dawkins, R. M. (1916) Modern Greek in Asia Minor: A study of dialect of Silly, Cappadocia and Pharasa, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pages 580b, 195
Further reading
- Lagarde, Paul de (1886) Neugriechisches aus Kleinasien (Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen; 33) (in German), Göttingen: Dieterichsche Verlags-Buchhandlung, page 6b