Where does “ոստայն” come from?

ոստայն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ոստայն, from Old Armenian -այն, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ոստայն (Armenian): web, cobweb; weaver's loom; yarn, thread

Definitions

  1. web, cobweb; weaver's loom; yarn, thread

Ancestry of “ոստայն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianոստայնtexture, tissue, web, weft
2Old Armenian-այնA suffix found in some adverbs and nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →Every word from Old Armenian -այն →