Where does “տանիք” come from?
տանիք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian տանիք, from Old Armenian իք, from Old Armenian ի-, from Old Armenian հի-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.
տանիք (Armenian): roof; house, roof, shelter
Definitions
- roof; house, roof, shelter
Ancestry of “տանիք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | տանիք | roof, roofing, house-top |
| 2 | Old Armenian | իք | some, a, an, certain; is, there is; what is, what... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ի- | thing; what? |
| 4 | Old Armenian | հի- | something |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |