Where does “խոկալ” come from?
խոկալ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խոկամ, from Old Armenian խոկ, from Middle Persian hwk', from Proto-Iranian *huHkáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian suH-, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
խոկալ (Armenian): to muse (over), to ponder (over)
Definitions
- to muse (over), to ponder (over)
Ancestry of “խոկալ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | խոկամ | to think, to reflect, to meditate, to consider,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | խոկ | thought |
| 3 | Middle Persian | hwk' | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *huHkáh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | suH- | pig, swine, hog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |