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Title: Phonetic and Semantic Developments of the NativeArmenian Word “Yerkin” in Polynesian Languages andArmenian

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Բյուրականի աստղադիտարանի հաղորդումներ: Երևանի աստղադիտարանի բյուլետեն = Сообщения Бюраканской обсерватории. Бюллетень ереванской Астрономической обсерватории = Contributions from the Burakan observatory. Bulletin of the Erevan astronomical observatory

Date of publication:

2025

Volume:

72

Number:

1

ISSN:

2579-2276

Coverage:

162-168

Abstract:

The close prototype of the native Armenian word yerkin “sky, heaven” is found in the Polynesian Rapanui, Maori, Mangareva, Tuamotu languages, as an archaism preserved in the Far Eastern islands such as the penultimate stress and the VSO structure of the sentence specific to Pre-ProtoArmenian. Continuing the examination of the parallels revealed in Armenian through the pan-Polynesian ragi (rangi) “sky” > Armenian ¯ergi, yerkin “sky”, this article presents more than 10 word parallels of the latter’s lagi (langi) and laani variants in Armenian. The regular phonetic developments and semantic changes they have undergone in Armenian are revealed. Thus, it turns out that all the variations of the Polynesian root rangi, langi, laani “sky” in Polynesian languages are present in Armenian, with numerous and diverse dual-plan (phonetic and semantic) developments and form a fairly large genealogical cluster.

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Identifier:

oai:arar.sci.am:425930

General note:

Communications of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (ComBAO) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, which publishes research in observational and theoretical astronomy/astrophysics and presents recent advances in these fields. It is being published by the NAS RA V. Ambartsumian Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) in English in electronic form. The journal publishes original papers, review papers, brief reports, book reviews, special communications, observational and theoretical results in various fields of astronomy and related sciences, and some editorial notes, including anniversaries and obituaries. Under the heading “Legacy”, the renewed magazine will republish some old articles of high value in English. The heading “Guest articles” will bring to the attention of readers the articles of researchers who are not employees of BAO. ComBAO was founded in 1946 and regularly published in 1946-1990. However, the publication was interrupted because of the economic situation after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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