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Where does “ունենալ” come from?

ունենալ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ունիմ, from Old Armenian ունակ, from Old Armenian -ակ — forming diminutives from nominal stems; forming...

ունենալ (Armenian): to have, to possess, to dispose; to own, to hold

Definitions

  1. to have, to possess, to dispose; to own, to hold

Ancestry of “ունենալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianունիմto have; to take, to hold, to possess, to occupy,...
2Old Armenianունակhaving, containing
3Old Armenian-ակforming diminutives from nominal stems; forming...
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