Where does “վախկոտ” come from?
վախկոտ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -կոտ, from Old Armenian -ոտ, from Old Armenian հոտ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
վախկոտ (Old Armenian): cowardly, faint-hearted
Ancestry of “վախկոտ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | -կոտ | forming adjectives |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -ոտ | forming adjectives |
| 3 | Old Armenian | հոտ | odour, smell, scent; sign, indication |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |
Words derived from “վախկոտ”