Where does “այլընտրանք” come from?

այլընտրանք (Armenian) comes from Armenian ընտրանք, from Armenian -անք, from Old Armenian -անք, from Old Armenian -ք, from Proto-Indo-European -s — Derives nouns from roots.

այլընտրանք (Armenian): alternative

Definitions

  1. alternative

Ancestry of “այլընտրանք”, step by step

այլընտրանք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ընտրանք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianընտրանքchoice, selection, sampling
2Armenian-անքforming nouns from verbs
3Old Armenian-անքForming nouns from verbs
4Old Armenianplural nominative case marker; forming names of...
5Proto-Indo-European-sDerives nouns from roots

via Armenian այլ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianայլother; but
2Old Armenianայլanother, other; alien, foreign; also
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “այլընտրանք

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sEvery word from Old Armenian -անքEvery word from Old Armenian