Where does “խիթամ” come from?

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

խիթամ (Old Armenian): to worry, to fear; to look at with an evil eye;...

Definitions

  1. to worry, to fear; to look at with an evil eye;...

Ancestry of “խիթամ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխէթbite of conscience; pain in the stomach,...
2Old Armenianխայթsting, bite; spur, goad, prickle; incentive
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-t-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew

Words derived from “խիթամ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd-t- →Every word from Old Armenian խայթ →