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Where does “ստինք” come from?

ստինք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ստինք, from Old Armenian ստին, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

ստինք (Armenian): breast, teat; udder; source, spring

Definitions

  1. breast, teat; udder; source, spring

Ancestry of “ստինք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianստինքnominative plural of ստին
2Old Armenianստինbreast; source, spring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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