Where does “շահեկան” come from?

շահեկան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian շահեկան, from Old Armenian ական, from Old Armenian ակն, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

շահեկան (Armenian): profitable, lucrative; useful

Definitions

  1. profitable, lucrative; useful

Ancestry of “շահեկան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianշահեկանlucrative, useful
2Old Armenianականgenitive singular of ակն; dative singular of ակն;...
3Old Armenianակնeye; hope, expectation; hole, ditch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Old Armenian ակնEvery word from Old Armenian ական