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Where does “երկաթեղեն” come from?

երկաթեղեն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian երկաթեղէն, from Old Armenian -եղէն, from Old Armenian -էն, from Proto-Indo-European ey-ni-.

երկաթեղեն (Armenian): made of iron; hard, strong; iron objects; iron...

Definitions

  1. made of iron; hard, strong; iron objects; iron...

Ancestry of “երկաթեղեն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianերկաթեղէնof iron
2Old Armenian-եղէնmade of, consisting of
3Old Armenian-էնforming adverbs
4Proto-Indo-Europeaney-ni-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ey-ni- →