Where does “սնահավատ” come from?

սնահավատ (Armenian) comes from Armenian հավատ, from Old Armenian հաւատ, from Undetermined havvat, from Undetermined hamvat, from Undetermined ham-vā̆ta-.

սնահավատ (Armenian): superstitious

Definitions

  1. superstitious

Ancestry of “սնահավատ”, step by step

սնահավատ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian հավատ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհավատfaith, belief; belief, faith; confidence; trust
2Old Armenianհաւատfaith, belief, creed; trust, confidence;...
3Undeterminedhavvat—
4Undeterminedhamvat—
5Undeterminedham-vā̆ta-—

via Armenian սին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսինvain, empty, idle, futile
2Old Armenianսինempty, void; vain, useless, trifling

Words derived from “սնահավատ”

Every word from Undetermined ham-vā̆ta- →Every word from Undetermined hamvat →Every word from Undetermined havvat →