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Where does “անկանել” come from?

անկանել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian անկանեմ, from Old Armenian անկանիմ, from Proto-Indo-European sn̥gʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.

անկանել (Armenian): to lay the groundwork of lace; to weave; to...

Definitions

  1. to lay the groundwork of lace; to weave; to...

Ancestry of “անկանել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանկանեմto lay the groundwork of lace; to weave; to twine
2Old Armenianանկանիմto fall; to drop; to fall ; to descend, to flow;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansn̥gʷ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop
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