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Where does “ակն” come from?

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

ակն (Armenian): eye; Alternative form of ակ

Definitions

  1. eye; Alternative form of ակ

Ancestry of “ակն”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ակն”

  • ակնոց
  • ակնախնձոր
  • ակնածիածան
  • ակնեղեն
  • ակնային
  • ակնհայտ
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