Where does “խթան” come from?

խթան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խթեմ, from Old Armenian խիթ, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂id-to-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- — to cut, hew.

խթան (Old Armenian): spur, goad; spur, incentive; butting

Definitions

  1. spur, goad; spur, incentive; butting

Ancestry of “խթան”, step by step

խթան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian խթեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխթեմto bite; to goad, to push, to shove, to spur, to...
2Old Armenianխիթpain, colic, twinge; rock, reef; crocodile
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂id-to-
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew

via Old Armenian ան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանnegative prefix; on, at
2Classical Armenianայն

Words derived from “խթան

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂id-to-Every word from Old Armenian խիթ