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

ակնածիածան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ակն

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

via Armenian ծիածան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianծիածանrainbow; iris
2Old Armenianծիածանrainbow; halo
3Old Armenianտիածան—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Old Armenian ակն →Every word from Armenian ակն →