Where does “վախկոտություն” come from?

վախկոտություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian վախկոտ, 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.

վախկոտություն (Armenian): cowardice

Definitions

cowardice

Ancestry of “վախկոտություն”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Armenian	վախկոտ	cowardly, faint-hearted; coward
2	Old Armenian	վախկոտ	cowardly, faint-hearted
3	Old Armenian	-կոտ	forming adjectives
4	Old Armenian	-ոտ	forming adjectives
5	Old Armenian	հոտ	odour, smell, scent; sign, indication
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ed-	to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

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