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Ossetian
Etymology
From аг (ag, “kettle”) + -уат (-wat, “place”).[1][2]
Noun
агуат • (agwat)
- a pit in the ground (an earth oven) for placing the brew kettle
Descendants
- → Middle Georgian: აკუთა (aḳuta)
- → Middle Armenian: ակութ (akutʻ)
References
- ^ Abajev, V. I. (1958) “agwat”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 36
- ^ Abajev, V. I. (1995) “wat”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume V, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 58
Further reading
- Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “агуат”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir, page 19a
- Takazov, F. M. (2003) “агуат”, in Дигорско-русский словарь [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania, page 16b
- Miller, Vsevolod (1927) A. A. Frejman, editor, Осетинско-русско-немецкий словарь [Ossetian–Russian–German dictionary], Leningrad: Academy Press, page 7