Where does “խոստանամ” come from?
խոստանամ (Old Armenian) comes from Middle Persian xwastūg, from Indonesian swa-, from Old Javanese swa, from Sanskrit स्व, from Old Saxon swas, from Proto-Germanic swēsaz, from Proto-Germanic swēsa- — own, relation.
խոստանամ (Old Armenian): to promise; to confess
Ancestry of “խոստանամ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | xwastūg | — |
| 2 | Indonesian | swa- | self-, auto- |
| 3 | Old Javanese | swa | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्व | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | swas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swēsaz | one's own, familiar, trusted |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swēsa- | own, relation |
Words derived from “խոստանամ”