Where does “*aki” come from?

*aki (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic akiz, from Armenian աքիս, from Old Armenian աքիս — weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis".

Ancestry of “*aki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicakizache, pain
2Armenianաքիսweasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis"
3Old Armenianաքիսweasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis"

Words derived from “*aki”

Every word from Old Armenian աքիս →Every word from Armenian աքիս →Every word from Proto-Germanic akiz →