Where does “ակնակապիճք” come from?

ակնակապիճք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ակն, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

ակնակապիճք (Old Armenian): eye socket

Definitions

  1. eye socket

Ancestry of “ակնակապիճք”, step by step

ակնակապիճք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ակն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianակնeye; hope, expectation; hole, ditch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Old Armenian կապիճ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկապիճa grain measure, equal to 1/10 գրիւ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Old Armenian ակն →