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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

  1. to fear, to be afraid of; to doubt, to suspect,...

Ancestry of “խիթալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխիթամto worry, to fear; to look at with an evil eye;...
2Old Armenianխէթbite of conscience; pain in the stomach,...
3Old Armenianխայթsting, bite; spur, goad, prickle; incentive
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-t-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew
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