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Where does “ցանց” come from?

ցանց (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ցանց, from Proto-Indo-European skn̥-sko-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- — to peel; to split off; peel.

ցանց (Armenian): net, netting; network; chain; network

Definitions

  1. net, netting; network; chain; network

Ancestry of “ցանց”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianցանցcasting-net, seine; snare
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskn̥-sko-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel

Words derived from “ցանց”

  • ցանցաճոճ
  • համացանց
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