Where does “խոստումն” come from?
խոստումն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խոստանամ, 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.
խոստումն (Old Armenian): promise, word, word of honour, good faith,...
Definitions
- promise, word, word of honour, good faith,...
Ancestry of “խոստումն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | խոստանամ | to promise; to confess |
| 2 | Middle Persian | xwastūg | — |
| 3 | Indonesian | swa- | self-, auto- |
| 4 | Old Javanese | swa | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्व | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | swas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swēsaz | one's own, familiar, trusted |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | swēsa- | own, relation |
Words derived from “խոստումն”