Where does “գիշատել” come from?
գիշատել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գիշատեմ, from Old Armenian ատ-, from Old Armenian -եան, from Proto-Indo-European -iyn̥.
գիշատել (Armenian): to tear to pieces, to devour
Definitions
- to tear to pieces, to devour
Ancestry of “գիշատել”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գիշատեմ | to tear, to devour |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ատ- | — |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -եան | forming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iyn̥ | — |