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Where does “շնիկ” come from?

շնիկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian շնիկ, from Old Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian պատ-եմ.

շնիկ (Armenian): little dog, doggy, bow-wow; at sign; cock, hammer

Definitions

  1. little dog, doggy, bow-wow; at sign; cock, hammer

Ancestry of “շնիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianշնիկlittle dog, doggy, bow-wow; Canis Minor;...
2Old Armenian-իկforming diminutives; forming agent nouns and...
3Old Armenianպատ-եմ—
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