𐕣𐔰𐔴𐕎

Aghwan

Etymology

From a Proto-Northeast Caucasian source meaning 'light', possibly Proto-Lezghian *ʡakʷa(n), compare Akhvakh квани (kʷani, “light”), Lak чани (čani, “light”), Karata коно (“light”), Hunzib канлъи (kanλi, “light”), Hinukh канлъи (kanλi, “light”).

Noun

𐕣𐔰𐔴𐕎 (kaen)

1. morning

Derived terms

• 𐕣𐔰𐔴𐕎𐔼𐕀𐔰𐕅𐕒𐕡𐕌 (kaenixal'um)

Descendants

• Udi: кай (kaj), каьй (käj)

Further reading

• Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page II-75
• Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎^[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers