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Where does “աղտոտել” come from?

աղտոտել (Armenian) comes from Armenian աղտոտ, from Armenian -ոտ, from Old Armenian -ոտ, from Old Armenian հոտ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

աղտոտել (Armenian): to soil, to sully, to dirty

Definitions

  1. to soil, to sully, to dirty

Ancestry of “աղտոտել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianաղտոտdirty
2Armenian-ոտfull of, possessing in abundance, -y
3Old Armenian-ոտforming adjectives
4Old Armenianհոտodour, smell, scent; sign, indication
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
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