Where does “աղջություն” come from?
աղջություն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աղջութիւն, from Old Armenian աղջ-, from Proto-Armenian ałǰi, from Proto-Armenian algi, from Proto-Armenian agli, from Medieval Latin Aquilinum, from Latin aquilīnus, from Latin -īnus — adjectival suffix.
աղջություն (Armenian): darkness
Definitions
- darkness
Ancestry of “աղջություն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | աղջութիւն | darkness |
| 2 | Old Armenian | աղջ- | darkness, fog, twilight |
| 3 | Proto-Armenian | ałǰi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Armenian | algi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Armenian | agli | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | Aquilinum | — |
| 7 | Latin | aquilīnus | Of or pertaining to the eagle, aquiline |
| 8 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |