Where does “կեն-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “կեն-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկեան-—
2Old Armenianկեանքlife; health; subsistence, living, nourishment;...
3Old Armenian-անքForming nouns from verbs
4Old Armenian-քplural nominative case marker; forming names of...
5Proto-Indo-European-sDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “կեն-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -s →Every word from Old Armenian -անք →Every word from Old Armenian -ք →