авг

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• авгӕ (avgæ) (Digor)

Etymology

From Alanic *äväg, from *abga, from Proto-Iranian *Hā́pākaH (“water-like”), from *Hā́fš (“water”); compare Persian آب (âb, “water”), آبگینه (âbgina, “glass”). Related to Old Armenian ապակի (apaki) and Hungarian üveg.

Noun

авг • (avg)

1. (Iron) glass
2. (Iron) bottle

Descendants

• → Adyghe: апч (apč)
• → Kabardian: абдж (abdž)

References

• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “авг”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
• Abajev, V. I. (1958) “avg | avgæ”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 84