Where does “ծակոտ” come from?

ծակոտ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ծակոտ, from Old Armenian -ոտ, from Old Armenian հոտ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

ծակոտ (Armenian): hole-ridden, full of holes, torn

Definitions

  1. hole-ridden, full of holes, torn

Ancestry of “ծակոտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianծակոտpierced, bored, perforated; porous
2Old Armenian-ոտforming adjectives
3Old Armenianհոտodour, smell, scent; sign, indication
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Old Armenian -ոտ →Every word from Old Armenian հոտ →