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Where does “ակնածիածան” come from?

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

ակնածիածան (Armenian): iris

Definitions

  1. iris

Ancestry of “ակնածիածան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianակնeye; Alternative form of ակ
2Old Armenianակնeye; hope, expectation; hole, ditch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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