Where does “կորուստ” come from?

կորուստ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կորուստ, from Old Armenian -ստ, from Proto-Indo-European -sti-.

կորուստ (Armenian): loss; disappearance; destruction, ruin; death

Definitions

  1. loss; disappearance; destruction, ruin; death

Ancestry of “կորուստ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկորուստloss; waste; damage; disadvantage; perdition,...
2Old Armenian-ստForming few action nouns. These action nouns may...
3Proto-Indo-European-sti-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sti- →Every word from Old Armenian -ստ →Every word from Old Armenian կորուստ →