Where does “թաք” come from?

թաք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian թաքչիմ, from Old Armenian չ-, from Old Armenian ոչ, from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid — ever, on your life; not ever, not on your life.

թաք (Armenian): hiding; only used in թաք կենալ; single, sole; odd

Definitions

  1. hiding; only used in թաք կենալ; single, sole; odd

Ancestry of “թաք”, step by step

թաք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian թաքչիմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianթաքչիմto hide, to be concealed, to lie hid, to abscond;...
2Old Armenianչ-A negative prefix
3Old Armenianոչnot
4Proto-Indo-European(ne) h₂óyu kʷidever, on your life; not ever, not on your life

via Ottoman Turkish تك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتكunique
2Proto-Turkictēkodd, only, solitary
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷidEvery word from Old Armenian չ-Every word from Old Armenian թաքչիմ