Where does “ինքնյակ” come from?

ինքնյակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ինքնեակ, from Old Armenian -եակ, from Iranian -ya-ka-.

ինքնյակ (Armenian): spontaneous, natural

Definitions

  1. spontaneous, natural

Ancestry of “ինքնյակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianինքնեակthat comes of his own accord, voluntary;...
2Old Armenian-եակForming nouns and adjectives
3Iranian-ya-ka-—
Every word from Iranian -ya-ka- →Every word from Old Armenian -եակ →Every word from Old Armenian ինքնեակ →