Where does “ճանկ” come from?
ճանկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ճանկ, from Persian چنگ, from Proto-Indo-European keng- — peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg.
ճանկ (Armenian): claw; talon
Ancestry of “ճանկ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | ճանկ | hook; drag-hook, cramp iron; grapnel, grappling... |
| 2 | Persian | چنگ | claw, talon; clutch, embrace; hand, finger |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | keng- | peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg |