Where does “նավակ” come from?

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

նավակ (Armenian): boat; rook, castle

Definitions

  1. boat; rook, castle

Ancestry of “նավակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնաւակboat, bark, barge
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →Every word from Old Armenian -ակ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōpn- →