Where does “ուտել” come from?

ուտել (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ուտեմ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ancestry of “ուտել”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Armenian	ուտեմ	to eat; to run through, to squander, to eat up,...
2	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ōd-	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ed-	to eat

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