Where does “բունկէն” come from?
բունկէն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -կէն, from Proto-Iranian -ayHnah, from Proto-Iranian -a-.
բունկէն (Old Armenian): built with many holes
Ancestry of “բունկէն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | -կէն | forming adjectives |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | -ayHnah | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | -a- | — |
Words derived from “բունկէն”