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Where does “ցանցաճոճ” come from?

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

ցանցաճոճ (Armenian): hammock

Definitions

  1. hammock

Ancestry of “ցանցաճոճ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianցանցnet, netting; network; chain; network
2Old Armenianցանցcasting-net, seine; snare
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskn̥-sko-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel
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