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Where does “անկյուն” come from?

անկյուն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian անկիւն, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

անկյուն (Armenian): angle; corner, nook

Definitions

  1. angle; corner, nook

Ancestry of “անկյուն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանկիւնangle; corner, nook; elbow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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