авг

Ossetian

Alternative forms

авгӕ (avgæ) (Digor)

Etymology

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

Noun

авг • (avg)

(Iron dialect) glass
(Iron dialect) bottle

Descendants

→ Adyghe: апч (āpč)
→ Kabardian: абдж (ābǯ̍)

References

Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “авг”, in Kasajev A. M., editor, Osetinsko-russkij slovarʹ [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”
Abajev, V. I. (1958), “avg | avgæ”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 84

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