Talk:մկնիկ

Etymology
The etymology points to a nonexistant modern Armenian entry, while the modern word seems to be. Is this a mistake? —CodeCat 18:47, 2 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Even though the modern form is, in compounds the word "remembers" the Old Armenian form , under the influence of other inherited Old Armenian compounds such as . I do not know how to handle such cases. Probably, linking to the modern form with a Usage note is optimal. --Vahag (talk) 07:27, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Is this something that is common to any words with a lost final -n? If so, it might belong in a grammar rather than an entry. —CodeCat 11:44, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
 * It is common to most (not all) words with lost final -n. Modern Armenian often uses morphological patterns of Old Armenian for forming compounds. For example, the combining form of is, the aorist stem of the Old Armenian ancestor . --Vahag (talk) 18:42, 3 May 2017 (UTC)