Where does “մթություն” come from?

մթություն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մթութիւն, from Old Armenian -ութիւն, from Old Armenian -ոյթ, from Proto-Indo-European -ti-.

մթություն (Armenian): darkness

Definitions

  1. darkness

Ancestry of “մթություն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմթութիւնdarkness, dimness, obscurity
2Old Armenian-ութիւն-ity, -ness, -dom, -hood, -y
3Old Armenian-ոյթforming abstract nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-ti-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ti- →Every word from Old Armenian -ութիւն →Every word from Old Armenian -ոյթ →