Where does “ծակոտկեն” come from?

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

ծակոտկեն (Armenian): porous, spongy

Definitions

  1. porous, spongy

Ancestry of “ծակոտկեն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianծակոտկէնporous, spongy; open, in open-work; pholas,...
2Old Armenianծակոտpierced, bored, perforated; porous
3Old Armenian-ոտforming adjectives
4Old Armenianհոտodour, smell, scent; sign, indication
5Proto-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 →