խոչընդոտն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From խոչ (xočʻ) +‎ ընդ (ənd) +‎ ոտն (otn), literally “pointed stone or prickle under feet”. For a similar formation compare Latin impedimentum, Ancient Greek ἐμποδών (empodṓn). See also առապար (aṙapar).

Noun

խոչընդոտն • (xočʻəndotn)

  1. stumbling block, hindrance, impediment, obstacle

Descendants
  • Armenian: խոչընդոտ (xočʻəndot)

References
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խոչընդոտն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խոչընդոտն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aṙapar”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 103
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