Where does “չախու” come from?

չախու (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian չախու, from Ottoman Turkish چاقی, from Proto-Turkic č(i)ak- — to strike, to cut.

չախու (Armenian): pocketknife, penknife

Definitions

  1. pocketknife, penknife

Ancestry of “չախու”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianչախու—
2Ottoman Turkishچاقیpenknife, clasp-knife, pocketknife, a small knife whose blades can fold in its handle
3Proto-Turkicč(i)ak-to strike, to cut
Every word from Proto-Turkic č(i)ak- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چاقی →Every word from Middle Armenian չախու →