Where does “գթալ” come from?
գթալ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գթամ, from Old Armenian գութ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰōdʰ-to-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.
գթալ (Old Armenian): infinitive of գթամ
Ancestry of “գթալ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գթամ | to compassionate, to pity, to be moved to... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գութ | pity, compassion, feeling; supplication, prayer,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰōdʰ-to- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |