Where does “մեղկանալ” come from?

մեղկանալ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մեղկանամ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

մեղկանալ (Old Armenian): infinitive of մեղկանամ

Definitions

  1. infinitive of մեղկանամ

Ancestry of “մեղկանալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմեղկանամto soften, to become loose, to slacken, to...
2Old Armenianան-a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Old Armenian ան- →