Where does “ծովախտ” come from?
ծովախտ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ախտ, from Old Armenian ախտ, from German Axt, from Dutch acht, from Middle Dutch acht, from Old Dutch ahto, from Proto-Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
ծովախտ (Armenian): seasickness
Ancestry of “ծովախտ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ախտ | disease, illness |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ախտ | illness, disease, indisposition; passion,... |
| 3 | German | Axt | axe |
| 4 | Dutch | acht | eight; attention, heed |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | acht | Alternative form of achte |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ahto | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ahtō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |