Where does “խոստանալ” come from?

խոստանալ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խոստանամ, from Middle Persian xwastūg, from Indonesian swa-, from Old Javanese swa, from Sanskrit स्व​, from Old Saxon swas, from Proto-Germanic swēsaz, from Proto-Germanic swēsa- — own, relation.

խոստանալ (Armenian): to promise

Definitions

  1. to promise

Ancestry of “խոստանալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխոստանամto promise; to confess
2Middle Persianxwastūg—
3Indonesianswa-self-, auto-
4Old Javaneseswa—
5Sanskritस्व​—
6Old Saxonswas—
7Proto-Germanicswēsazone's own, familiar, trusted
8Proto-Germanicswēsa-own, relation
Every word from Proto-Germanic swēsa- →Every word from Indonesian swa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēsaz →