Where does “ժանտախտ” come from?
ժանտախտ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ախտ, from German Axt, from Dutch acht, from Middle Dutch acht, from Old Dutch ahto, from Proto-Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
ժանտախտ (Old Armenian): plague; pestilence, contagion, mortality, disease
Definitions
- plague; pestilence, contagion, mortality, disease
Ancestry of “ժանտախտ”, step by step
ժանտախտ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian ախտ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | ախտ | illness, disease, indisposition; passion,... |
| 2 | German | Axt | axe |
| 3 | Dutch | acht | eight; attention, heed |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | acht | Alternative form of achte |
| 5 | Old Dutch | ahto | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ahtō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
via Old Armenian ժանտ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | ժանտ | — |