Where does “բռնակ” come from?

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

բռնակ (Armenian): handle, grip; knob

Definitions

  1. handle, grip; knob

Ancestry of “բռնակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenian-ակforming diminutives; forming names of things or...
2Old Armenian-ակforming diminutives from nominal stems; forming...
3Old Armenianունակhaving, containing
4Old Armenianունիմto have; to take, to hold, to possess, to occupy,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōpn-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
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