Where does “հատու” come from?

հատու (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հատու, from Old Armenian հատանեմ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

հատու (Armenian): sharp, cutting; sharp

Definitions

  1. sharp, cutting; sharp

Ancestry of “հատու”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհատուsharp, trenchant; decisive, peremptory;...
2Old Armenianհատանեմto cut, to cut off, to break; to carve; to split,...
3Old Armenianան-a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Old Armenian ան- →