Where does “կենդանի” come from?
կենդանի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կենդանի, from Old Armenian կենդ-, from Old Armenian կեն-, from Old Armenian կեան-, from Old Armenian կեանք, from Old Armenian -անք, from Old Armenian -ք, from Proto-Indo-European -s — Derives nouns from roots.
կենդանի (Armenian): alive, living, not dead; lively, brisk; animal,...
Definitions
- alive, living, not dead; lively, brisk; animal,...
Ancestry of “կենդանի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | կենդանի | living, alive; animated, lively, vivid,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | կենդ- | — |
| 3 | Old Armenian | կեն- | — |
| 4 | Old Armenian | կեան- | — |
| 5 | Old Armenian | կեանք | life; health; subsistence, living, nourishment;... |
| 6 | Old Armenian | -անք | Forming nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Old Armenian | -ք | plural nominative case marker; forming names of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -s | Derives nouns from roots |