Where does “գթալ” come from?

գթալ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գթամ, from Old Armenian գութ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰōdʰ-to-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

գթալ (Armenian): to take pity/compassion

Definitions

  1. to take pity/compassion

Ancestry of “գթալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգթամto compassionate, to pity, to be moved to...
2Old Armenianգութpity, compassion, feeling; supplication, prayer,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰōdʰ-to-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰōdʰ-to- →Every word from Old Armenian գութ →