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Where does “ակ” come from?

ակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ակն, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

ակ (Armenian): spring, fountain, source of water; bud; eye;...

Definitions

  1. spring, fountain, source of water; bud; eye;...

Ancestry of “ակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianակնeye; hope, expectation; hole, ditch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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