𐔱𐔰𐕅𐔱𐔰𐕍𐔰𐔾

Aghwan

Etymology

From 𐔱𐔰𐕅𐔱𐔼𐕍𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 (bal'biq̇esun, “to serve”, verb) +‎ -𐔰𐔾 (-al, noun making suffix).

Noun

𐔱𐔰𐕅𐔱𐔰𐕍𐔰𐔾 (bal'baq̇al)

  1. servant

Descendants

  • → Avar: бербукъав (berbuqxʼaw, “best man, groomsman”) — Zakatala
  • → Tsakhur: балбакьан (balbaq̇an, “best man, groomsman”)
    • → Azerbaijani: balbağan (“best man, groomsman”) — Zakatala, Gakh

Further reading

  • Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page II-21
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