Where does “ական” come from?

ական (Armenian) comes from Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետ, from Old Armenian նետ, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

ական (Armenian): sap, tunnel; mine; mortar shell

Definitions

  1. sap, tunnel; mine; mortar shell

Ancestry of “ական”, step by step

ական traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian նետել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնետելto throw, to cast
2Middle Armenianնետելto shoot an arrow; to throw
3Middle Armenianնետarrow
4Old Armenianնետarrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Old Armenian յական

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianյական—
2Old Armenianականgenitive singular of ակն; dative singular of ակն;...
3Old Armenianակնeye; hope, expectation; hole, ditch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Russian ака́н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianака́нAkan Niger-Congo language
2Proto-Tungusic*akunelder brother

Words derived from “ական”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Old Armenian նետ →Every word from Middle Armenian նետ →