Where does “խիթալ” come from?
խիթալ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խիթամ, from Old Armenian խէթ, from Old Armenian խայթ, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd-t-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- — to cut, hew.
խիթալ (Armenian): to fear, to be afraid of; to doubt, to suspect,...
Definitions
- to fear, to be afraid of; to doubt, to suspect,...
Ancestry of “խիթալ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | խիթամ | to worry, to fear; to look at with an evil eye;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | խէթ | bite of conscience; pain in the stomach,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | խայթ | sting, bite; spur, goad, prickle; incentive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂eyd-t- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂eyd- | to cut, hew |