Where does “-ություն” come from?

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

-ություն (Armenian): Forms numerous abstract and collective nouns;...

Definitions

  1. Forms numerous abstract and collective nouns;...

Ancestry of “-ություն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-ութիւն-ity, -ness, -dom, -hood, -y
2Old Armenian-ոյթforming abstract nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-ti-—

Words derived from “-ություն”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ti- →Every word from Old Armenian -ութիւն →Every word from Old Armenian -ոյթ →