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Higher Education and Science Committee of MESCS RA
Abstract
The Indo-European verbal root *peh₂- “to protect, guard; to graze, tend (livestock)” is represented in Armenian through native developments such as *ph₂-tēr “father” > hayr, *h3eu̯i-peh₂- “sheep-herder” > hoviw (instrumental hovu-a-w), *peh2-i̯e- > hayim“to look, gaze on, observe, watch”, and *peh₂-tro- > hawr-an “flock, sheepfold”. It is also reflected in numerous words and personal names borrowed from Iranian sources, e.g. apat “inhabited/cultivated place”, darapan “porter, doorkeeper”, hpatak “subject, vassal”, šahap “vice-roy, governor, mayor”, pa(r)hem “to guard, preserve, keep”, pahapan “keeper, guard, watchman”, etc. This article attempts to present the corpus of such words in a concise form, supplemented with etymological notes. Special attention is devoted, on the one hand, to terms for pahanord, pahapan, pahpanak, grapanak—amulets or magical protective objects—and, on the other hand, to the etymology of pay/payn, the name of a protective spirit.
Martirosyan,H and Badalyan,V . (2026). The Indo-European Verb *peh2-“to Protect, Guard, Pasture” in Native and Borrowed Layers of Armenian. (e248056). Hunara: Journal of Ancient Iranian Arts and History, (), e248056
MLA
Martirosyan,H , and Badalyan,V . "The Indo-European Verb *peh2-“to Protect, Guard, Pasture” in Native and Borrowed Layers of Armenian" .e248056 , Hunara: Journal of Ancient Iranian Arts and History, , , 2026, e248056.
HARVARD
Martirosyan H, Badalyan V. (2026). 'The Indo-European Verb *peh2-“to Protect, Guard, Pasture” in Native and Borrowed Layers of Armenian', Hunara: Journal of Ancient Iranian Arts and History, (), e248056.
CHICAGO
H Martirosyan and V Badalyan, "The Indo-European Verb *peh2-“to Protect, Guard, Pasture” in Native and Borrowed Layers of Armenian," Hunara: Journal of Ancient Iranian Arts and History, (2026): e248056,
VANCOUVER
Martirosyan H, Badalyan V. The Indo-European Verb *peh2-“to Protect, Guard, Pasture” in Native and Borrowed Layers of Armenian. Hunara. 2026;():e248056.
