Where does “խցանահան” come from?
խցանահան (Armenian) comes from Armenian խցան, from Armenian -ան, from Old Armenian -ան, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
խցանահան (Armenian): corkscrew
Ancestry of “խցանահան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | խցան | cork |
| 2 | Armenian | -ան | forming nouns; instrument-suffix |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ան | found mainly in nouns; instrument-suffix;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |