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

Definitions

  1. having holes

Ancestry of “բունկեն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբունկէնbuilt with many holes
2Old Armenian-կէնforming adjectives
3Proto-Iranian-ayHnahCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Iranian-a-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian -a- →Every word from Old Armenian -կէն →Every word from Proto-Iranian -ayHnah →