Where does “գթություն” come from?

գթություն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գթութիւն, from Old Armenian -ութիւն, from Old Armenian -ոյթ, from Proto-Indo-European -ti-.

գթություն (Armenian): clemency, pity, compassion, mercy

Definitions

  1. clemency, pity, compassion, mercy

Ancestry of “գթություն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգթութիւնclemency, pity, compassion, mercy
2Old Armenian-ութիւն-ity, -ness, -dom, -hood, -y
3Old Armenian-ոյթforming abstract nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-ti-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ti- →Every word from Old Armenian -ութիւն →Every word from Old Armenian -ոյթ →