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Where does “-ացու” come from?

-ացու (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -ացու, from Old Armenian -աց, from Old Armenian -ց, from Old Armenian այգ, from Proto-Armenian aygo-, from Proto-Armenian awyo-, from Proto-Armenian aw(h)i-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ws-s-i — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

-ացու (Armenian): Destined for, intended for

Definitions

  1. Destined for, intended for

Ancestry of “-ացու”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-ացուDestined for, intended for
2Old Armenian-ացthe plural genitive case ending of "i-a"-stem...
3Old Armenian-ցplural genitive case marker; plural dative case...
4Old Armenianայգmorning
5Proto-Armenianaygo-—
6Proto-Armenianawyo-—
7Proto-Armenianaw(h)i-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ws-s-i—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Words derived from “-ացու”

  • վարչապետացու
  • նախագահացու
  • նախարարացու
  • մսացու
  • քաղաքապետացու
  • պատգամավորացու
  • փեսացու
  • աբեղացու
  • տիրացու
  • тӏерацу
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