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Where does “ակնոց” come from?

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

ակնոց (Armenian): glasses, spectacles, goggles

Definitions

  1. glasses, spectacles, goggles

Ancestry of “ակնոց”, 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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