Where does “խոստում” come from?
խոստում (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խոստումն, 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 — own, relation.
խոստում (Armenian): promise, vow, pledge; expectation, anticipation;...
Definitions
- promise, vow, pledge; expectation, anticipation;...
Ancestry of “խոստում”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | խոստումն | promise, word, word of honour, good faith,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | խոստանամ | to promise; to confess |
| 3 | Middle Persian | xwastūg | — |
| 4 | Indonesian | swa- | self-, auto- |
| 5 | Old Javanese | swa | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | स्व | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | swas | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | swēsaz | one's own, familiar, trusted |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | swēsa- | own, relation |