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Where does “ծիծաղկոտ” come from?

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

ծիծաղկոտ (Armenian): risible, much given to laughter, easily amused

Definitions

  1. risible, much given to laughter, easily amused

Ancestry of “ծիծաղկոտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianծիծաղկոտlaughing, given to laughter
2Old Armenian-կոտforming adjectives
3Old Armenian-ոտforming adjectives
4Old Armenianհոտodour, smell, scent; sign, indication
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
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