Where does “-ակ” come from?

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

-ակ (Old Armenian): forming diminutives from nominal stems; forming...

Definitions

  1. forming diminutives from nominal stems; forming...

Ancestry of “-ակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianունակhaving, containing
2Old Armenianունիմto have; to take, to hold, to possess, to occupy,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanōpn-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

Words derived from “-ակ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōpn-Every word from Old Armenian ունակ