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  • jgk3
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    Re: Armenian cognates w/other languages

    Originally posted by Ephestion View Post
    Any Greek words in Armenian?
    of course there are. Many of the comparisons we're making between Armenian and English could be made with Greek too, all pointing to common roots. There are some that are distinct comparisons to Armenian and Greek however, but I'm not one to make them as I can't verify the specialized meanings of Greek words, I simply don't speak the language.

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  • jgk3
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    A nice list of all the Proto-Indo-European reconstructions. You can look for tons of roots here that have modern reflexes in English and Armenian: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/l.../pie-agri.html

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  • Ephestion
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    Any Greek words in Armenian?

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  • jgk3
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    Tarn-al - To Turn

    Vertche - After? - Après (French, reveals r after labial consonant, just like Armenian. Could've been lost in English, or never developed in English. A bit of an adventurous connection perhaps, but I see phonological shifts that could tie them together)?

    Dzar - Tree

    Tchur - Water

    Kordz - Work (backwards?)

    gen/ge/ga/gan suffix - kind (type)/kin

    jam - time

    heru - far

    amar - summer

    payd (unless iranian borrowing) - wood

    kini - wine

    kenats - gone

    gyank - quick (used to mean "alive" in Old English)

    yertasart - youth?

    Meghr - Mead (only surviving PIE "honey" reference in English)?

    pan-al - to open

    cots-el - to close

    nst-il - to sit

    partsr - upper?

    dzayr - edge

    gyn - queen

    dun - home - doma (Russian, using it to help you link English and Armenian forms)

    kr-el/gr-el - scribe (Latin derived English word) - écriv-er (French, lost the s just like Armenian)
    Last edited by jgk3; 12-03-2008, 05:00 AM.

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  • jgk3
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    Originally posted by Armenian View Post
    $200

    I'll sell you mine for $199.99

    Just kidding, I would never sell mine. I purchased the Armenian original and the English translation about ten years ago for $20 each at the St. Vartan Cathedral gift shop. I think the book is out of print. I have not come across any of the books for a long time now, which may explain the current high price. See if you can borrow it from someone that owns the book. Kavukjian lived the last portion of his life in Montreal, you should have some luck finding the book there. Since you are genuinely interested in this subject matter, you would absolutely treasure the book. It's really a great piece of work.
    haha, alright. Yes I would definitely enjoy it and I will ask about its availability in Montreal.

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  • Armanen
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  • Armenian
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    Originally posted by jgk3 View Post
    It's 243 pages, I feel like 200$ is too much for that. Is there anywhere I can go to find it cheaper?
    $200

    I'll sell you mine for $199.99

    Just kidding, I would never sell mine. I purchased the Armenian original and the English translation about ten years ago for $20 each at the St. Vartan Cathedral gift shop. I think the book is out of print. I have not come across any of the books for a long time now, which may explain the current high price. See if you can borrow it from someone that owns the book. Kavukjian lived the last portion of his life in Montreal, you should have some luck finding the book there. Since you are genuinely interested in this subject matter, you would absolutely treasure the book. It's really a great piece of work.

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  • jgk3
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    Thank you.

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  • Armanen
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    Originally posted by jgk3 View Post
    I had checked for this book on amazon a while ago and it wasn't available, I checked again today and this is what I found: http://www.amazon.com/Armenia-Subart.../dp/0921885008

    It's 243 pages, I feel like 200$ is too much for that. Is there anywhere I can go to find it cheaper?
    Narek.com and St.Vartans.com should have them. And I think it is only $30-40.

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  • jgk3
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    Originally posted by Armenian View Post
    Well, aren't all Indo-Europeans (Aryans) derived of the Armenian Highlands? Perhaps more than other Aryan nations in the Western world, Scots (Celts) have direct linguistic, physiological and cultural connections to the Armenian highlands. Read Martiros Kavukjian's monumental work titled: Armenia, Subartu and Sumer - The Indo-European Homeland and Ancient Mesopotamia.
    I had checked for this book on amazon a while ago and it wasn't available, I checked again today and this is what I found: http://www.amazon.com/Armenia-Subart.../dp/0921885008

    It's 243 pages, I feel like 200$ is too much for that. Is there anywhere I can go to find it cheaper?

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