Where does “թաքթաքուր” come from?

թաքթաքուր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian թաքթաքուր, from Old Armenian թաքչիմ, from Old Armenian չ-, from Old Armenian ոչ, from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid — ever, on your life; not ever, not on your life.

թաքթաքուր (Armenian): hidden, secret, private, stealthy, clandestine;...

Definitions

  1. hidden, secret, private, stealthy, clandestine;...

Ancestry of “թաքթաքուր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianթաքթաքուրhidden, secret, private, stealthy, clandestine;...
2Old Armenianթաքչիմto hide, to be concealed, to lie hid, to abscond;...
3Old Armenianչ-A negative prefix
4Old Armenianոչnot
5Proto-Indo-European(ne) h₂óyu kʷidever, on your life; not ever, not on your life
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷidEvery word from Old Armenian չ-Every word from Old Armenian թաքչիմ