Where does “խրտչիմ” come from?

խրտչիմ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian չ-, from Old Armenian ոչ, from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid — ever, on your life; not ever, not on your life.

խրտչիմ (Old Armenian): Alternative form of խրտնում

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of խրտնում

Ancestry of “խրտչիմ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianչ-A negative prefix
2Old Armenianոչnot
3Proto-Indo-European(ne) h₂óyu kʷidever, on your life; not ever, not on your life
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid →Every word from Old Armenian չ- →Every word from Old Armenian ոչ →