Where does “արթուն” come from?
արթուն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արթուն, from Old Armenian -ուն, from Proto-Indo-European -o-mno-, from Proto-Indo-European -o-meno- — adverbial suffix of neuter gender.
արթուն (Armenian): awake; watchful, alert
Ancestry of “արթուն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | արթուն | awake; watchful, alert, vigilant |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -ուն | forming adjectives from verbs and rarely from... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -o-mno- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -o-meno- | adverbial suffix of neuter gender |