Where does “խայթ” come from?

խայթ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խայթ, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd-t-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- — to cut, hew.

խայթ (Armenian): bite; sting; pang, sting

Definitions

  1. bite; sting; pang, sting

Ancestry of “խայթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխայթsting, bite; spur, goad, prickle; incentive
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-t-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd-t- →Every word from Old Armenian խայթ →