Where does “աքայական” come from?

աքայական (Armenian) comes from Armenian ական, from Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետ, from Old Armenian նետ, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

աքայական (Armenian): Achaean

Definitions

  1. Achaean

Ancestry of “աքայական”, step by step

աքայական traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ական

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianականsap, tunnel; mine; mortar shell
2Armenianնետելto throw, to cast
3Middle Armenianնետելto shoot an arrow; to throw
4Middle Armenianնետarrow
5Old Armenianնետarrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Armenian Աքայա

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԱքայաAchaea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Old Armenian նետ →Every word from Middle Armenian նետ →