ἀβοῦκα

Cappadocian Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian *հավուկ (*havuk), affectionate diminutive of Old Armenian հաւ (haw, “grandfather”) formed with -ուկ (-uk).

Noun

ἀβοῦκα (aboûka)

  1. grandfather

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “հաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 67a
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