Where does “իլիկ” come from?

իլիկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian իլիկ, from Old Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian պատ-եմ.

իլիկ (Armenian): spindle; spine; rod

Definitions

  1. spindle; spine; rod

Ancestry of “իլիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianիլիկspindle
2Old Armenian-իկforming diminutives; forming agent nouns and...
3Old Armenianպատ-եմ—
Every word from Old Armenian պատ-եմ →Every word from Old Armenian -իկ →Every word from Old Armenian իլիկ →