Where does “նետընկէց” come from?

նետընկէց (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ընկենում, from Proto-Indo-European songʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.

նետընկէց (Old Armenian): bowshot distance that the arrow can travel

Definitions

  1. bowshot distance that the arrow can travel

Ancestry of “նետընկէց”, step by step

նետընկէց traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ընկենում

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianընկենումto cause to fall, to throw, to cast, to hurl, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

via Old Armenian նետ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնետarrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷ- →Every word from Old Armenian ընկենում →