ავაზაკი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ავაზაკი (avazaḳi), which together with Old Armenian աւազակ (awazak) is borrowed from Middle Iranian. See the Armenian entry for more.

Noun

ავაზაკი • (avazaḳi)

1. robber, brigand

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աւազակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 352a