Where does “փտել” come from?

փտել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փտեմ, from Old Armenian փուտ, from Middle Iranian pūt.

փտել (Armenian): to rot, to decay, to putrify

Definitions

  1. to rot, to decay, to putrify

Ancestry of “փտել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianփտեմto rot, to let rot, to corrupt, to render putrid,...
2Old Armenianփուտrottenness, corruption, putrefaction; rotten,...
3Middle Iranianpūt—

Words derived from “փտել”

Every word from Middle Iranian pūt →Every word from Old Armenian փուտ →Every word from Old Armenian փտեմ →