Where does “երկնչել” come from?

երկնչել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian երկնչիմ, from Old Armenian երկն, from Proto-Indo-European dwey- — to fear.

երկնչել (Armenian): to fear, to be afraid of, to dread, to apprehend,...

Definitions

  1. to fear, to be afraid of, to dread, to apprehend,...

Ancestry of “երկնչել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianերկնչիմto fear, to be afraid of, to dread, to apprehend,...
2Old Armenianերկնbirth throes, birth pangs, labour pains, travail;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwey-to fear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwey- →Every word from Old Armenian երկն →Every word from Old Armenian երկնչիմ →