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

Definitions

  1. corkscrew

Ancestry of “խցանահան”, step by step

խցանահան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian խցան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխցանcork
2Armenian-անforming nouns; instrument-suffix
3Old Armenian-անfound mainly in nouns; instrument-suffix;...
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Armenian հանել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհանելto pull out, to extract; to take off a cloth; to...
2Old Armenianհանեմto draw or pull out, to take away, to abstract,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Old Armenian -ան →Every word from Armenian -ան →