Where does “Արայիկ” come from?

Արայիկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian -իկ, from Middle Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian պատ-եմ.

Ancestry of “Արայիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenian-իկforming diminutives or terms expressing affection
2Middle Armenian-իկforming diminutives
3Old Armenian-իկforming diminutives; forming agent nouns and...
4Old Armenianպատ-եմ—
Every word from Old Armenian պատ-եմ →Every word from Old Armenian -իկ →Every word from Armenian -իկ →