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
- clemency, pity, compassion, mercy
Ancestry of “գթություն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գթութիւն | clemency, pity, compassion, mercy |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -ութիւն | -ity, -ness, -dom, -hood, -y |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ոյթ | forming abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ti- | — |