Where does “-իկ” come from?

-իկ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian պատ-եմ.

-իկ (Armenian): forming diminutives or terms expressing affection

Definitions

  1. forming diminutives or terms expressing affection

Ancestry of “-իկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenian-իկforming diminutives
2Old Armenian-իկforming diminutives; forming agent nouns and...
3Old Armenianպատ-եմ—

Words derived from “-իկ”

Every word from Old Armenian պատ-եմ →Every word from Old Armenian -իկ →Every word from Middle Armenian -իկ →