Where does “ցանկանալ” come from?

ցանկանալ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ցանկանամ, from Old Armenian ցանկ, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

ցանկանալ (Armenian): to wish, to desire

Definitions

  1. to wish, to desire

Ancestry of “ցանկանալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianցանկանամAlternative form of ցանկամ
2Old Armenianցանկhedge, fence; list, table of contents; always,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Old Armenian ցանկ →Every word from Old Armenian ցանկանամ →