Where does “խանդակաթ” come from?

խանդակաթ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խանդ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand- — to glow, shine; to shine, glow.

խանդակաթ (Old Armenian): tender, full of tenderness, compassionate, affectionate

Definitions

  1. tender, full of tenderness, compassionate, affectionate

Ancestry of “խանդակաթ”, step by step

խանդակաթ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian խանդ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխանդstrong emotion
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kand-to glow, shine; to shine, glow

via Old Armenian կաթեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկաթեմ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand- →Every word from Old Armenian խանդ →