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Old Armenian
Etymology
From կին- (kin-) + -ք (-kʻ), perhaps of Georgian-Zan origin: compare Georgian უკან (uḳan, “after; behind”), Mingrelian კენი (ḳeni, “back”).
Noun
կինք • (kinkʻ) pl
- sole of the foot
- footprint
Derived terms
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կինք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կինք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կինք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press