Where does “ինքնյակ” come from?
ինքնյակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ինքնեակ, from Old Armenian -եակ, from Iranian -ya-ka-.
ինքնյակ (Armenian): spontaneous, natural
Ancestry of “ինքնյակ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ինքնեակ | that comes of his own accord, voluntary;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -եակ | Forming nouns and adjectives |
| 3 | Iranian | -ya-ka- | — |