Where does “բունկեն” come from?
բունկեն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բունկէն, from Old Armenian -կէն, from Proto-Iranian -ayHnah, from Proto-Iranian -a-.
բունկեն (Armenian): having holes
Ancestry of “բունկեն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | բունկէն | built with many holes |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -կէն | forming adjectives |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | -ayHnah | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | -a- | — |