Where does “վերջնախաղ” come from?

վերջնախաղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian վերջին, from Old Armenian վերջին, from Old Armenian -ին, from Proto-Indo-European -eno-, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

վերջնախաղ (Armenian): endgame

Definitions

  1. endgame

Ancestry of “վերջնախաղ”, step by step

վերջնախաղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian վերջին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվերջինlast, final; end, close; concluding, closing,...
2Old Armenianվերջինposterior, ulterior; last, extreme, final
3Old Armenian-ինforming adjectives with the meaning of location;...
4Proto-Indo-European-eno-
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Armenian խաղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխաղgame, play; acting, performing; song, tune
2Old Armenianխաղplay, game; recreation, pastime, amusement,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Old Armenian -ինEvery word from Old Armenian վերջին