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Where does “վաղվաղկոտ” come from?

վաղվաղկոտ (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.

վաղվաղկոտ (Old Armenian): hasty, quick, lively, brisk, ready, speedy,...

Definitions

  1. hasty, quick, lively, brisk, ready, speedy,...

Ancestry of “վաղվաղկոտ”, 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
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