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Where does “խթանել” come from?

խթանել (Armenian) comes from Armenian խթան, 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.

խթանել (Armenian): to spur; to prod, to poke, to goad; to stimulate,...

Definitions

  1. to spur; to prod, to poke, to goad; to stimulate,...

Ancestry of “խթանել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխթանspur; inducement, stimulus
2Old Armenianխթանspur, goad; spur, incentive; butting
3Old Armenianխթեմto bite; to goad, to push, to shove, to spur, to...
4Old Armenianխիթpain, colic, twinge; rock, reef; crocodile
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂id-to-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew
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