Where does “խթան” come from?

խթան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խթան, from Old Armenian խթեմ, from Old Armenian խիթ, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂id-to-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- — to cut, hew.

խթան (Armenian): spur; inducement, stimulus

Definitions

  1. spur; inducement, stimulus

Ancestry of “խթան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխթանspur, goad; spur, incentive; butting
2Old Armenianխթեմto bite; to goad, to push, to shove, to spur, to...
3Old Armenianխիթpain, colic, twinge; rock, reef; crocodile
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂id-to-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew

Words derived from “խթան”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂id-to- →Every word from Old Armenian խիթ →