Where does “մկան” come from?

մկան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մուկն, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

մկան (Old Armenian): fleshy parts of the body; the back; swell, waves,...

Definitions

  1. fleshy parts of the body; the back; swell, waves,...

Ancestry of “մկան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմուկնmouse; muscle
2Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “մկան”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Old Armenian մուկն →