խոչընդոտն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From խոչ (xočʿ) +‎ 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 • (xočʿəndotn)

stumbling block, hindrance, impediment, obstacle

Descendants

Armenian: խոչընդոտ (xočʿəndot)

References

Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “խոչընդոտն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “խոչընդոտն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ 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, Boston: Brill, page 103

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