Where does “տարեկան” come from?

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

տարեկան (Old Armenian): yearly, annual, anniversary, once a year; year;...

Definitions

  1. yearly, annual, anniversary, once a year; year;...

Ancestry of “տարեկան”, step by step

տարեկան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ական

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

via Old Armenian տարի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianտարիyear
2Akkadian??a long time; perpetuity, eternity

Words derived from “տարեկան”

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