Երուանդ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Grown with a prothetic ե- (e-) from Middle Iranian *rēvant, from Proto-Iranian *raivant-, *rayivant- (“possessing wealth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís. Compare Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬬𐬀𐬥𐬙 (raēvant, “rich, splendid”), 𐬭𐬀𐬫𐬌 (rayi, “wealth”), Sanskrit रेवत् (revat, “wealthy”), रयिवत् (rayivat, “possessing wealth”), रयि (rayi, “wealth”).[1]

On the other hand, Hübschmann derived from Middle Iranian *arvant- (“swift”); compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlwnd /⁠arwand⁠/, “swift, valiant”), Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (auruuaṇt, “swift, vigorous, brave”).[2][3] But this is unlikely, as *arvant- would have yielded Old Armenian *Արուանդ (*Aruand).[1]

Corresponds to Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης (Oróntēs) of Classical authors.

Proper noun

Երուանդ • (Eruand)

  1. a male given name

Declension
a-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Երուանդ (Eruand)
genitive Երուանդայ (Eruanday)
dative Երուանդայ (Eruanday)
accusative Երուանդ (Eruand)
ablative Երուանդայ (Eruanday)
instrumental Երուանդաւ (Eruandaw)
locative Երուանդ (Eruand)

Derived terms
  • Երուանդունի (Eruanduni)

Descendants
  • Armenian: Երվանդ (Ervand)

References
  1. Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1]‎ (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 7
  2. Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 39
  3. Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942–1962) “Երուանդ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
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