Where does “կղկղանք” come from?
կղկղանք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կղկղանք, from Old Armenian -անք, from Old Armenian -ք, from Proto-Indo-European -s — Derives nouns from roots.
կղկղանք (Armenian): excrements, faeces
Ancestry of “կղկղանք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | կղկղանք | excrements, evacuation; scum; waste, loss |
| 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 |