Where does “թափահարել” come from?

թափահարել (Armenian) comes from Armenian թափ, from Old Armenian թափ, from Proto-Indo-European təpʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European stepʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.

թափահարել (Armenian): to shake, wave, flap, brandish

Definitions

  1. to shake, wave, flap, brandish

Ancestry of “թափահարել”, step by step

թափահարել traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian թափ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթափsweep; power, might; impetuosity; swing;...
2Old Armenianթափbottom; depth, profound depth, abyss; sheath,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantəpʰ-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstepʰ-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

via Armenian հարել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհարելto churn
2Old Armenianհարումto beat, to strike; to drive in, to thrust, to...
3Old Armenianհար-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stepʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European təpʰ-
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