Where does “խունկ” come from?

խունկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խունկ, from Persian خنگ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

խունկ (Armenian): incense

Definitions

  1. incense

Ancestry of “խունկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխունկincense
2Persianخنگhorse; white horse; gray horse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Persian خنگ →Every word from Old Armenian խունկ →
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