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

Definitions

  1. cowardly, faint-hearted

Ancestry of “վախկոտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-կոտforming adjectives
2Old Armenian-ոտforming adjectives
3Old Armenianհոտodour, smell, scent; sign, indication
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “վախկոտ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Old Armenian -ոտ →Every word from Old Armenian -կոտ →