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Where does “թեք” come from?

թեք (Armenian) comes from Armenian թեքել, from Old Armenian թեքեմ, from Proto-Indo-European tek- — to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave.

թեք (Armenian): sloping, tilted, inclined, slanting; inflected

Definitions

  1. sloping, tilted, inclined, slanting; inflected

Ancestry of “թեք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթեքելto tilt, incline, bend; to inflect
2Old Armenianթեքեմto fashion, forge, make; to sharpen, edge, point,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantek-to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave
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