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The Place of Armenian in the Indo-European Language Family: The Relationship with Greek and Indo-Iranian

Martirosyan, Hrach · 2013

Martirosyan, author of the standard etymological dictionary of inherited Armenian vocabulary, assesses where Armenian sits within the Indo-European family, demonstrating especially close relationships with Greek and Indo-Iranian through systematic lexical correspondences. A foundational modern reference on the origins of the Armenian language.

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Published in
Journal of Language Relationship, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Gorgias Press / De Gruyter Brill)
Year
2013
Language
English

Citation

Martirosyan, Hrach 2013. The Place of Armenian in the Indo-European Language Family: The Relationship with Greek and Indo-Iranian. Journal of Language Relationship, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Gorgias Press / De Gruyter Brill).

What this offers a reader

For students

Authoritative answer to 'where does Armenian come from?'

For academics

Open access (CC BY-NC-ND); complements his 2008 Brill etymological dictionary.

For the community

Scholarly ammunition for the uniqueness and antiquity of the Armenian language.

For a general reader

Armenian is an independent Indo-European branch closest to Greek: here is the proof.

Topics

Armenian languagehistorical linguisticsIndo-Europeanetymologylanguage history

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