Where does “անկում” come from?

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

անկում (Armenian): fall, tumble, collapse, drop; downfall, fall,...

Definitions

  1. fall, tumble, collapse, drop; downfall, fall,...

Ancestry of “անկում”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանկումնfall, tumble; overthrow, ruin, subversion;...
2Old Armenianանկանիմto fall; to drop
3Proto-Indo-Europeansn̥gʷ-
4Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sn̥gʷ-Every word from Old Armenian անկանիմ
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