Where does “ծառագոթի” come from?
ծառագոթի (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գոթի, from Proto-Armenian god-i-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.
ծառագոթի (Old Armenian): tree-worshiping
Ancestry of “ծառագոթի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գոթի | worship, sorcery |
| 2 | Proto-Armenian | god-i- | worship, pagan cult |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰedʰ- | to request, pray, ask for |