Where does “-ակ” come from?
-ակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -ակ, from Old Armenian ունակ, from Old Armenian ունիմ, from Proto-Indo-European ōpn-, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.
-ակ (Armenian): forming diminutives; forming names of things or...
Definitions
- forming diminutives; forming names of things or...
Ancestry of “-ակ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | -ակ | forming diminutives from nominal stems; forming... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ունակ | having, containing |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ունիմ | to have; to take, to hold, to possess, to occupy,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ōpn- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |