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, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խոչընդոտն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (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