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Where does “հոխորտան” come from?

հոխորտան (Armenian) comes from Armenian -ան, from Old Armenian -ան, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

հոխորտան (Armenian): loudmouth, bigmouth; threatener

Definitions

  1. loudmouth, bigmouth; threatener

Ancestry of “հոխորտան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenian-անforming nouns; instrument-suffix
2Old Armenian-անfound mainly in nouns; instrument-suffix;...
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →