Where does “վայրկենական” come from?

վայրկենական (Armenian) comes from Armenian ական, from Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետ, from Old Armenian նետ, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

վայրկենական (Armenian): instantaneous, momentary

Definitions

  1. instantaneous, momentary

Ancestry of “վայրկենական”, step by step

վայրկենական traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ական

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianականsap, tunnel; mine; mortar shell
2Armenianնետելto throw, to cast
3Middle Armenianնետելto shoot an arrow; to throw
4Middle Armenianնետarrow
5Old Armenianնետarrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Armenian վայրկյան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվայրկյանsecond; minute; moment, second, instant, short...
2Old Armenianվայրկեանminute; moment, instant, point
3Old Armenianվայրիկmoment, instant
4Old Armenianվայրopen and uninhabited land, wild country; any...
5Undeterminedvāiδa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Old Armenian նետ →Every word from Middle Armenian նետ →