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վիզ

վիզ

Armenian

Noun

վիզ (viz)

  1. neck
  2. (rare) isthmus

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Old Armenian

Etymology

Usually considered a word of unknown origin, but according to J̌ahukyan and Bailey this is an Iranian borrowing. Compare Avestan [script needed] (nivizaiti, attaches), from the base *viz-, *vaez- (to attach, bind), which goes back to Proto-Indo-European *weyǵ(ʰ)- and is cognate with Lithuanian výžti (to plait), Russian вязать (vjazatʹ), Old Prussian winsus (neck); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (to turn): the neck is the “turning limb”.

On the other hand, Martirosyan tentatively suggests a common substrate origin for վիզ (viz), օձիք (ōjikʿ), dialectal խզ- (xz-), խուզ- (xuz-) and Ancient Greek αὐχήν (aukhḗn).

Noun

վիզ (viz)

  1. neck
    վիզ ամբառնալviz ambaṙnal ― to become rebellious, proud, insubordinate

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References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), վիզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), վիզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), վիզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), վիզ”, in Sargsyan, Vahan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, ISBN 978-9939-50-121-5, page 711a
  • Bailey, H. W. (1979), “vīysānvā”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 387b
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “awji-k‘”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 154