Where does “կտղանք” come from?
կտղանք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կտղանք, from Old Armenian -անք, from Old Armenian -ք, from Proto-Indo-European -s — Derives nouns from roots.
կտղանք (Armenian): heat; lust, carnality
Ancestry of “կտղանք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | կտղանք | burning desire |
| 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 |