Where does “խայթեմ” come from?

խայթեմ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խայթ, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd-t-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- — to cut, hew.

խայթեմ (Old Armenian): to sting, to bite; to nettle, to pique

Definitions

  1. to sting, to bite; to nettle, to pique

Ancestry of “խայթեմ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխայթsting, bite; spur, goad, prickle; incentive
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-t-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew

Words derived from “խայթեմ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd-t- →Every word from Old Armenian խայթ →