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Where does “ճանկ” come from?

ճանկ (Old Armenian) comes from Persian چنگ, from Proto-Indo-European keng- — peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg.

ճանկ (Old Armenian): hook; drag-hook, cramp iron; grapnel, grappling...

Definitions

  1. hook; drag-hook, cramp iron; grapnel, grappling...

Ancestry of “ճանկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچنگclaw, talon; clutch, embrace; hand, finger
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeng-peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg

Words derived from “ճանկ”

  • ճանկ
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