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Where does “փահլեւանություն” come from?

փահլեւանություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian -ություն, from Old Armenian -ութիւն, from Old Armenian -ոյթ, from Proto-Indo-European -ti-.

փահլեւանություն (Armenian): tightrope walking, ropedancing; wrestling

Definitions

  1. tightrope walking, ropedancing; wrestling

Ancestry of “փահլեւանություն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenian-ությունForms numerous abstract and collective nouns;...
2Old Armenian-ութիւն-ity, -ness, -dom, -hood, -y
3Old Armenian-ոյթforming abstract nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-ti-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ti- →