Reconstruction:Old Armenian/սար-

See also: սար
This Old Armenian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 (LOYŠE /⁠sar⁠/). The same Iranian word is found in wholly-borrowed կախարդասար (kaxardasar) and in Մանկասար (Mankasar).

Noun

*սար- • (*sar-)

  1. head, master, leader

Usage notes

Not attested outside its compounds.

Derived terms

  • սարապետ (sarapet)
  • աղանդասար (ałandasar)
  • մեծասար (mecasar)
  • կախարդասար (kaxardasar), (possibly) սար (sar)

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