Where does “ընկերական” come from?

ընկերական (Armenian) comes from Armenian ընկեր, from Old Armenian ընկեր, from Old Armenian ընդ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ընկերական (Armenian): friendly

Definitions

  1. friendly

Ancestry of “ընկերական”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianընկերfriend; comrade; form of address to a teacher or...
2Old Armenianընկերfriend, companion
3Old Armenianընդin the place, instead of; for; with; to, in the...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts