Where does “մկանունք” come from?

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

մկանունք (Old Armenian): the back; swell, waves, billows

Definitions

  1. the back; swell, waves, billows

Ancestry of “մկանունք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմկանfleshy parts of the body; the back; swell, waves,...
2Old Armenianմուկնmouse; muscle
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “մկանունք”

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