Where does “կապանք” come from?
կապանք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կապանք, from Old Armenian -անք, from Old Armenian -ք, from Proto-Indo-European -s — Derives nouns from roots.
կապանք (Armenian): fetter, shackle, chain; captivity, confinement,...
Definitions
- fetter, shackle, chain; captivity, confinement,...
Ancestry of “կապանք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | կապանք | tie, chain |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -անք | Forming nouns from verbs |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ք | plural nominative case marker; forming names of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -s | Derives nouns from roots |