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Where does “անգ” come from?

անգ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian անգղ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enk-u-l-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enk- — curve, bend.

անգ (Armenian): handle of a pot; ring on the edge of a sack for...

Definitions

  1. handle of a pot; ring on the edge of a sack for...

Ancestry of “անգ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանգղvulture; handle of a pot or basket
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enk-u-l-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enk-curve, bend
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