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^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 63
Further reading
Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թոյն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 195–196, unknown origin
Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “Haykakankʻ (Armeniaca)”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 670–671, comparing to Ancient Greek θείνω(theínō, “to strike, wound”), κτείνω(kteínō, “to kill, slay”)
Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “թոյն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Greppin, John A. C. (1973–1974) “The etymology of Armenian t‘oyn "venom"”, in Revue des Études Arméniennes, volume 10, connecting with թուք(tʻukʻ, “spittle”), թքանեմ(tʻkʻanem, “to spit”)
J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 271a, unknown origin
Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “թոյն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy