Where does “Եզնիկ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Եզնիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԵզնիկ—
2Old Armenian-իկforming diminutives; forming agent nouns and...
3Old Armenianպատ-եմ—
Every word from Old Armenian պատ-եմ →Every word from Old Armenian -իկ →Every word from Old Armenian Եզնիկ →