Where does “hodax” come from?

hodax (Northern Kurdish) comes from Armenian հոտաղ, from Classical Armenian *հօտաղ, from Old Armenian հօտ, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

hodax (Northern Kurdish): farm hand, laborer, worker

Definitions

  1. farm hand, laborer, worker

Ancestry of “hodax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհոտաղshepherd
2Classical Armenian*հօտաղ—
3Old Armenianհօտflock of sheep; group of people; the faithful,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Old Armenian հօտ →Every word from Classical Armenian *հօտաղ →