Where does “մէկ” come from?
մէկ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian միակ, from Old Armenian -ակ, from Old Armenian ունակ, from Old Armenian ունիմ, from Proto-Indo-European ōpn-, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.
Ancestry of “մէկ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | միակ | unity, first number, one, 1; only one, alone,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -ակ | forming diminutives from nominal stems; forming... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ունակ | having, containing |
| 4 | Old Armenian | ունիմ | to have; to take, to hold, to possess, to occupy,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ōpn- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |