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Where does “ի” come from?

ի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ի, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “ի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianիto, in the direction of, towards; with, by; for...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →