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The Armenian word haykakan (հայկական, 'that which pertains to Armenians') derives from the name Hayk. Additionally, the poetic names for the Armenian nation, Haykazun (հայկազուն) or Haykazn (հայկազն, consisting of Hayk and azn 'generation, nation, tribe'), also derive from Hayk ( Haykazn / Haykaz later became a masculine ...
For example, the Proto-Indo-European word *pH₂tér-(father) became hayr in Armenian. Additionally, a vowel shift from o → a is explicable as it is present in other Indo-European languages, such as Sanskrit patih (master, husband) and Lithuanian patis (husband), both descended from Proto-Indo-European *poti .
Armenian was also official in the Republic of Artsakh. It is recognized as an official language of the Eurasian Economic Union although Russian is the working language. Armenian (without reference to a specific variety) is officially recognized as a minority language in Cyprus, [5] [6] Hungary, [7] Iraq, [8] Poland, [9] [10] Romania, [11] and ...
Classical Armenian (Grabar) words, as well as native Armenian words which are not attested in Classical Armenian, compose a significant part of the Yerevan dialect's vocabulary. [1] Throughout history, the dialect has been influenced by several languages, especially Russian and Persian , and loan words have significant presence in it today.
According to philologist Armen Petrosyan, the name Aram is likely an Armenian word that directly developed from Proto-Indo-European * rēmo-, meaning "black". [1] [2] Petrosyan argues that both Armenian Aram and Indic Rama derive from a "common" Indo-European myth about a hero whose name means black (PIE * h₂reh₁mo-) defeating a foe named "bright, white, silver" (PIE * h₂erg-). [3]
Acharian was born to Armenian parents in Constantinople (Istanbul) on 8 March 1876. [2] He was blinded in one eye at an early age. [3] His father, Hakob, was a shoemaker.He received initial education at the Aramian and Sahagian Schools in Samatya, [4] then at the Getronagan (1889–93), where he learned French, Turkish, and Persian. [5]
Unlike the Yerevan dialect (spoken by the majority of Armenians in the Republic of Armenia), the stress falls earlier in the word. Its speakers are "clearly recognizable." [17] Besides including a great amount of Classical Armenian words, [3] [21] many word forms in the Karabakh dialect come directly from the Proto-Indo-European language. [22]