Where does “համեստ” come from?

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

համեստ (Armenian): modest; humble; modest, not big; frugal; modest,...

Definitions

  1. modest; humble; modest, not big; frugal; modest,...

Ancestry of “համեստ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհամեստmodest, decent; reserved, moderate, temperate
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 համեստ →