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Where does “անկանեմ” come from?

անկանեմ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian անկանիմ, from Proto-Indo-European sn̥gʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.

անկանեմ (Old Armenian): to lay the groundwork of lace; to weave; to twine

Definitions

  1. to lay the groundwork of lace; to weave; to twine

Ancestry of “անկանեմ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանկանիմto fall; to drop; to fall ; to descend, to flow;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansn̥gʷ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

Words derived from “անկանեմ”

  • ոստայնանկ
  • անկանել
  • անկված
  • անկուած
  • ոստայնանկ
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