Where does “ծանակ” come from?
ծանակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ծանակ, from Old Armenian ծան-, from Old Armenian -ակ, from Old Armenian ունակ, from Old Armenian ունիմ, from Proto-Indo-European ōpn-, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.
ծանակ (Armenian): disgrace
Ancestry of “ծանակ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ծանակ | disgrace |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ծան- | sign, spot; sign, omen |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ակ | forming diminutives from nominal stems; forming... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | ունակ | having, containing |
| 5 | Old Armenian | ունիմ | to have; to take, to hold, to possess, to occupy,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ōpn- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |