Where does “խելամիտ” come from?

խելամիտ (Armenian) comes from Armenian միտ, from Old Armenian միտ, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

խելամիտ (Armenian): reasonable, sensible

Definitions

  1. reasonable, sensible

Ancestry of “խելամիտ”, step by step

խելամիտ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian միտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianմիտAlternative form of միտք
2Old Armenianմիտmind, intellect, understanding; sense, judgement,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Armenian խելք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխելքbrains; mind; wit, intellect; intelligence
2Old Armenianխելքbrains; mind, sense, wit, understanding,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Old Armenian միտ →