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Where does “կենց-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “կենց-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկեանց—
2Old Armenianկեանքlife; health; subsistence, living, nourishment;...
3Old Armenian-անքForming nouns from verbs
4Old Armenian-քplural nominative case marker; forming names of...
5Proto-Indo-European-sDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “կենց-”

  • կենցաղ
  • երկկենցաղ
  • կենցաղ
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