Where does “վախկոտ” come from?

վախկոտ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian վախկոտ, from Old Armenian -կոտ, from Old Armenian -ոտ, from Old Armenian հոտ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

վախկոտ (Armenian): cowardly, faint-hearted; coward

Definitions

  1. cowardly, faint-hearted; coward

Ancestry of “վախկոտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվախկոտcowardly, faint-hearted
2Old Armenian-կոտforming adjectives
3Old Armenian-ոտforming adjectives
4Old Armenianհոտodour, smell, scent; sign, indication
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “վախկոտ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Old Armenian -ոտ →Every word from Old Armenian -կոտ →