Where does “ծխախոտ” come from?

ծխախոտ (Armenian) comes from Armenian խոտ, from Old Armenian խոտ — grass, herbage, turf, verdure; pasture.

ծխախոտ (Armenian): tobacco; cigarette

Definitions

  1. tobacco; cigarette

Ancestry of “ծխախոտ”, step by step

ծխախոտ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian խոտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխոտgrass; weed, marijuana
2Old Armenianխոտgrass, herbage, turf, verdure; pasture

via Armenian ծխել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianծխելto smoke
2Old Armenianծխեմ—

Words derived from “ծխախոտ”

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