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Where does “խեթամ” come from?

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

խեթամ (Old Armenian): to regard with a rancorous or malevolent eye; to...

Definitions

  1. to regard with a rancorous or malevolent eye; to...

Ancestry of “խեթամ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխեթscowling gaze; squinting; scowling
2Old Armenianխայթsting, bite; spur, goad, prickle; incentive
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-t-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew

Words derived from “խեթամ”

  • խեթալ
  • խեթալ
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