Where does “ճանճկեն” come from?

ճանճկեն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ճանճկէն, from Old Armenian -կէն, from Proto-Iranian -ayHnah, from Proto-Iranian -a-.

ճանճկեն (Armenian): black and white spotted; flea-bitten

Definitions

  1. black and white spotted; flea-bitten

Ancestry of “ճանճկեն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianճանճկէնblack and white spotted; flea-bitten
2Old Armenian-կէնforming adjectives
3Proto-Iranian-ayHnahCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Iranian-a-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian -a- →Every word from Old Armenian -կէն →Every word from Proto-Iranian -ayHnah →