Where does “ունայն” come from?

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

ունայն (Armenian): vain; futile, unavailing; in vain, vainly

Definitions

  1. vain; futile, unavailing; in vain, vainly

Ancestry of “ունայն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianունայնempty, void; vain, useless; vacuum, void, vacuity
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 →