Where does “անիմաստ” come from?

անիմաստ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian անիմաստ, from Old Armenian իմաստ, from Old Armenian -ստ, from Proto-Indo-European -sti-.

անիմաստ (Armenian): meaningless, unmeaning; nonsensical; pointless,...

Definitions

  1. meaningless, unmeaning; nonsensical; pointless,...

Ancestry of “անիմաստ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանիմաստfoolish, senseless, insipid; irrational, absurd
2Old Armenianիմաստsignification, sense, meaning, substance, drift;...
3Old Armenian-ստForming few action nouns. These action nouns may...
4Proto-Indo-European-sti-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sti-Every word from Old Armenian -ստEvery word from Old Armenian իմաստ