Where does “կալանք” come from?

կալանք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -անք, from Old Armenian -ք, from Proto-Indo-European -s — Derives nouns from roots.

կալանք (Old Armenian): arrest, caption; detention; prison

Definitions

  1. arrest, caption; detention; prison

Ancestry of “կալանք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-անքForming nouns from verbs
2Old Armenianplural nominative case marker; forming names of...
3Proto-Indo-European-sDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “կալանք

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sEvery word from Old Armenian -անքEvery word from Old Armenian