Where does “շնություն” come from?

շնություն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian շնութիւն, from Old Armenian -ութիւն, from Old Armenian -ոյթ, from Proto-Indo-European -ti-.

շնություն (Armenian): lechery, wantonness, lewdness; cunning, slyness

Definitions

  1. lechery, wantonness, lewdness; cunning, slyness

Ancestry of “շնություն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianշնութիւնcanine nature; adultery, fornication; idolatry
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 →