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Where does “նաւակիկ” come from?

նաւակիկ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian նաւակ, from Old Armenian -ակ, from Old Armenian ունակ, from Old Armenian ունիմ, from Proto-Indo-European ōpn-, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

նաւակիկ (Old Armenian): small boat, skiff, cockboat

Definitions

  1. small boat, skiff, cockboat

Ancestry of “նաւակիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնաւակboat, bark, barge
2Old Armenian-ակforming diminutives from nominal stems; forming...
3Old Armenianունակhaving, containing
4Old Armenianունիմto have; to take, to hold, to possess, to occupy,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōpn-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
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