Where does “առակ” come from?

առակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian առակ, from Old Armenian առ, from Old Armenian առնում, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r-nu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

առակ (Armenian): fable

Definitions

  1. fable

Ancestry of “առակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianառակexample; spectacle, something to look at; bad...
2Old Armenianառbecause of, due to; near, at; to
3Old Armenianառնումto receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r-nu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “առակ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r-nu- →Every word from Old Armenian առնում →