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Where does “ճանճկէն” come from?

ճանճկէն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -կէն, from Proto-Iranian -ayHnah, from Proto-Iranian -a-.

ճանճկէն (Old Armenian): black and white spotted; flea-bitten

Definitions

  1. black and white spotted; flea-bitten

Ancestry of “ճանճկէն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-կէնforming adjectives
2Proto-Iranian-ayHnahCreates adjectives of materials
3Proto-Iranian-a-—

Words derived from “ճանճկէն”

  • ճանճկեն
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