Where does “խելախոս” come from?

խելախոս (Armenian) comes from Armenian հեռախոս, from Armenian հեռա-, from Old Armenian հեռ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

խելախոս (Armenian): smartphone

Definitions

  1. smartphone

Ancestry of “խելախոս”, step by step

խելախոս traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian հեռախոս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհեռախոսtelephone, phone
2Armenianհեռա-tele-, far
3Old Armenianհեռ-far
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Armenian խելացի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխելացիsmart, clever, intelligent; cleverly, sensibly
2Old Armenianխելացիintelligent, clever, sensible, judicious, steady,...
3Old Armenianխելքbrains; mind, sense, wit, understanding,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old Armenian հեռ- →