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Where does “շահեկան” come from?

շահեկան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ական, from Old Armenian ակն, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

շահեկան (Old Armenian): lucrative, useful

Definitions

  1. lucrative, useful

Ancestry of “շահեկան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianականgenitive singular of ակն; dative singular of ակն;...
2Old Armenianակնeye; hope, expectation; hole, ditch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “շահեկան”

  • շահեկան
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