Where does “ոստանիկ” come from?

ոստանիկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ոստանիկ, from Old Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian պատ-եմ.

ոստանիկ (Armenian): a free inhabitant of a ոստան; courtier; noble

Definitions

  1. a free inhabitant of a ոստան; courtier; noble

Ancestry of “ոստանիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianոստանիկa free inhabitant of a ոստան; of the royal...
2Old Armenian-իկforming diminutives; forming agent nouns and...
3Old Armenianպատ-եմ—
Every word from Old Armenian պատ-եմ →Every word from Old Armenian -իկ →Every word from Old Armenian ոստանիկ →