Where does “-ը” come from?

-ը (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -ն, from Old Armenian նո-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nós.

-ը (Armenian): a definite article that assigns definite...

Definitions

  1. a definite article that assigns definite...

Ancestry of “-ը”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-նthat; placed at the end of words it serves as a...
2Old Armenianնո-that
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nós →Every word from Old Armenian նո- →Every word from Old Armenian -ն →