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Where does “ականի” come from?

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

ականի (Armenian): that has eyes, that sees

Definitions

  1. that has eyes, that sees

Ancestry of “ականի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianականիthat has eyes, that sees
2Old Armenianակնeye; hope, expectation; hole, ditch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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