Where does “կալանք” come from?

կալանք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կալանք, from Old Armenian -անք, from Old Armenian -ք, from Proto-Indo-European -s — Derives nouns from roots.

կալանք (Armenian): arrest

Definitions

  1. arrest

Ancestry of “կալանք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկալանքarrest, caption; detention; prison
2Old Armenian-անքForming nouns from verbs
3Old Armenian-քplural nominative case marker; forming names of...
4Proto-Indo-European-sDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -s →Every word from Old Armenian -անք →Every word from Old Armenian -ք →