A note on Armenian-Caucasian Albanian contacts

the words for 'bishop' and 'nurse'

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loanwords, language contact, Ancient Greek language, Classical Armenian, Caucasian Albanian, inscriptions, literary language

Abstract

The paper discusses two possible borrowings between Armenian and Caucasian Albanian. It is argued that CAlb. isḳaṗos is borrowed from Arm. (e)piskapos attested in two of the earliest Armenian inscriptions. The similarity of CAlb. axal- 'nurse' and Arm. ałaxin 'id.' is probably not due to chance.

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20-12-2024

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Kölligan, D. (2024). A note on Armenian-Caucasian Albanian contacts: the words for ’bishop’ and ’nurse’. Matenadaran: Medieval and Early Modern Armenian Studies, 1(2), 53–62. Retrieved from https://journalmatenadaran.com/index.php/jmat/article/view/10423

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024): Matenadaran: Medieval and Early Modern Armenian Studies (MEMAS)

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