Where does “ութնյակ” come from?

ութնյակ (Armenian) comes from Armenian -յակ, from Old Armenian -եակ, from Iranian -ya-ka-.

ութնյակ (Armenian): octet, group of eight

Definitions

  1. octet, group of eight

Ancestry of “ութնյակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenian-յակforming nouns
2Old Armenian-եակForming nouns and adjectives
3Iranian-ya-ka-—
Every word from Iranian -ya-ka- →Every word from Old Armenian -եակ →Every word from Armenian -յակ →