Where does “խեղկատակ” come from?

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

խեղկատակ (Old Armenian): mime, buffoon; scurrilous, waggish, jocular,...

Definitions

  1. mime, buffoon; scurrilous, waggish, jocular,...

Ancestry of “խեղկատակ”, step by step

խեղկատակ 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 կատակ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկատակplay, ridicule, joke; buffoon
2Parthiankātak—

Words derived from “խեղկատակ”

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