Where does “աշխատունակ” come from?

աշխատունակ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ունակ, from Old Armenian ունակ, from Old Armenian ունիմ, from Proto-Indo-European ōpn-, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

աշխատունակ (Armenian): employable, able-bodied

Definitions

  1. employable, able-bodied

Ancestry of “աշխատունակ”, step by step

աշխատունակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ունակ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianունակable, capable
2Old Armenianունակhaving, containing
3Old Armenianունիմto have; to take, to hold, to possess, to occupy,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōpn-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Old Armenian աշխատ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաշխատtoil, work; torture, trouble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōpn-Every word from Old Armenian ունակ