կինք

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

1. sole of the foot
2. footprint

Derived terms

• զկնի (zkni)

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