Where does “-ուհի” come from?

-ուհի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -ուհի, from Old Armenian թագուրհի, from Proto-Iranian tāga-brθr̥yā.

-ուհի (Armenian): -ess, -ette. Forms nouns denoting female gender

Definitions

  1. -ess, -ette. Forms nouns denoting female gender

Ancestry of “-ուհի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-ուհիforming nouns denoting female gender; -ess, -ette
2Old ArmenianթագուրհիAlternative form of թագուհի; queen
3Proto-Iraniantāga-brθr̥yā—

Words derived from “-ուհի”

Every word from Proto-Iranian tāga-brθr̥yā →Every word from Old Armenian -ուհի →Every word from Old Armenian թագուրհի →