Where does “ակնկալու” come from?

ակնկալու (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ու, from Proto-Indo-European h₁opi — up, on, upon.

ակնկալու (Old Armenian): hoping, expecting

Definitions

  1. hoping, expecting

Ancestry of “ակնկալու”, step by step

ակնկալու traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ու

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianուand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁opiup, on, upon

via Old Armenian ակնկալեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianակնկալեմ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁opi →Every word from Old Armenian ու →