Where does “-ային” come from?

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

-ային (Armenian): Forms adjectives

Definitions

  1. Forms adjectives

Ancestry of “-ային”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-այինForming adjectives
2Old Armenian-ինforming adjectives with the meaning of location;...
3Proto-Indo-European-eno-—
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-ային”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Old Armenian -ին →Every word from Old Armenian -ային →