Where does “կիսատաբատ” come from?

կիսատաբատ (Armenian) comes from Armenian կես, from Old Armenian կէս, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

կիսատաբատ (Armenian): shorts, pants

Definitions

  1. shorts, pants

Ancestry of “կիսատաբատ”, step by step

կիսատաբատ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian կես

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկեսhalf; part; time
2Old Armenianկէսhalf; in part
3Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Armenian տաբատ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianտաբատtrousers, pants
2Old Armenianտաբատ—
3Hebrewבַּד—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Old Armenian կէս →