Where does “պետություն” come from?

պետություն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian պետութիւն, from Old Armenian -ութիւն, from Old Armenian -ոյթ, from Proto-Indo-European -ti-.

պետություն (Armenian): state, country, nation; state, government

Definitions

  1. state, country, nation; state, government

Ancestry of “պետություն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianպետութիւնcommand, rule, reign, sway, domination, dominion,...
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 →