Where does “գեղեցկություն” come from?
գեղեցկություն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գեղեցկութիւն, from Old Armenian -ութիւն, from Old Armenian -ոյթ, from Proto-Indo-European -ti-.
գեղեցկություն (Armenian): beauty
Definitions
- beauty
Ancestry of “գեղեցկություն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | գեղեցկութիւն | beauty, charms, graces, delicacy, gentility,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -ութիւն | -ity, -ness, -dom, -hood, -y |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ոյթ | forming abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ti- | — |