Where does “անկած” come from?

անկած (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ած, from Old Armenian ածեմ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

անկած (Old Armenian): fallen; abject, vile, despicable; cadaver

Definitions

  1. fallen; abject, vile, despicable; cadaver

Ancestry of “անկած”, step by step

անկած traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ած

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianածshooting, slip, cutting
2Old Armenianածեմto carry, to fetch, to bring; to put on; to pour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Old Armenian անկանիմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանկանիմto fall; to drop
2Proto-Indo-Europeansn̥gʷ-
3Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

Words derived from “անկած

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