Where does “ունկ” come from?

ունկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ունկն, from Old Armenian ուն-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws-.

ունկ (Armenian): ear; ear, handle; door handle

Definitions

  1. ear; ear, handle; door handle

Ancestry of “ունկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianունկնear; handle
2Old Armenianուն-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓws-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws- →Every word from Old Armenian ուն- →Every word from Old Armenian ունկն →