Where does “չախու” come from?

չախու (Middle Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چاقی, from Proto-Turkic č(i)ak- — to strike, to cut.

Ancestry of “չախու”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچاقیpenknife, clasp-knife, pocketknife, a small knife whose blades can fold in its handle
2Proto-Turkicč(i)ak-to strike, to cut

Words derived from “չախու”

Every word from Proto-Turkic č(i)ak- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چاقی →