Where does “խրտնել” come from?

խրտնել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խրտնում, from Old Armenian խիրտ — startled.

խրտնել (Armenian): to shy

Definitions

  1. to shy

Ancestry of “խրտնել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխրտնումto be scared, to take umbrage, to shy, to start...
2Old Armenianխիրտstartled
Every word from Old Armenian խիրտ →Every word from Old Armenian խրտնում →