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

Definitions

  1. claw; talon

Ancestry of “ճանկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianճանկhook; drag-hook, cramp iron; grapnel, grappling...
2Persianچنگclaw, talon; clutch, embrace; hand, finger
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeng-peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keng- →Every word from Persian چنگ →Every word from Old Armenian ճանկ →
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