Where does “ծերուկ” come from?

ծերուկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian -ուկ, from Middle Armenian -ուկ, from Old Armenian -ուկ, from Old Armenian -ուկն — Alternative form of -կն.

ծերուկ (Armenian): old man

Definitions

  1. old man

Ancestry of “ծերուկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenian-ուկforming diminutives or terms expressing...
2Middle Armenian-ուկforming diminutives or terms expressing...
3Old Armenian-ուկforming diminutives; forming names of plants
4Old Armenian-ուկնAlternative form of -կն
Every word from Old Armenian -ուկնEvery word from Old Armenian -ուկEvery word from Armenian -ուկ