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Where does “կռնակ” come from?

կռնակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կռնակ, from Old Armenian -ակ, from Old Armenian ունակ, from Old Armenian ունիմ, from Proto-Indo-European ōpn-, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

կռնակ (Armenian): back; support, help; back of a chair, back of a...

Definitions

  1. back; support, help; back of a chair, back of a...

Ancestry of “կռնակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկռնակback
2Old Armenian-ակforming diminutives from nominal stems; forming...
3Old Armenianունակhaving, containing
4Old Armenianունիմto have; to take, to hold, to possess, to occupy,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōpn-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
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