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Where does “խոյթ” come from?

խոյթ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խութ, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- — to cut, hew.

խոյթ (Old Armenian): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “խոյթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխութimpediment; reef
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew
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