Where does “խեղաթիւր” come from?

խեղաթիւր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խեղ, from Proto-Indo-European kHel- — to bend; to cause to deviate.

խեղաթիւր (Old Armenian): bent, crooked, twisted; perverse, wicked,...

Definitions

  1. bent, crooked, twisted; perverse, wicked,...

Ancestry of “խեղաթիւր”, step by step

խեղաթիւր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian խեղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխեղmutilated, lame; sore; abominable
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankHel-to bend; to cause to deviate

via Old Armenian թիւր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianթիւրtwisted, crooked, oblique, stunted

Words derived from “խեղաթիւր”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kHel- →Every word from Old Armenian խեղ →