Where does “մխիթար” come from?
մխիթար (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մի՛ խիթար, from Old Armenian խիթամ, from Old Armenian խէթ, from Old Armenian խայթ, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd-t-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- — to cut, hew.
մխիթար (Old Armenian): comfort, consolation, solace; consoler,...
Definitions
- comfort, consolation, solace; consoler,...
Ancestry of “մխիթար”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մի՛ խիթար | do not fear, do not worry! |
| 2 | Old Armenian | խիթամ | to worry, to fear; to look at with an evil eye;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | խէթ | bite of conscience; pain in the stomach,... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | խայթ | sting, bite; spur, goad, prickle; incentive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂eyd-t- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂eyd- | to cut, hew |