Where does “-ուք” come from?

-ուք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -ուք, from Old Armenian -ու, from Proto-Indo-European -usyā, from Proto-Indo-European -wes.

-ուք (Armenian): forming nouns

Definitions

  1. forming nouns

Ancestry of “-ուք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-ուքforming nouns
2Old Armenian-ուForming adjectives; found in a few words, such as...
3Proto-Indo-European-usyā—
4Proto-Indo-European-wes—

Words derived from “-ուք”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wes →Every word from Old Armenian -ու →Every word from Old Armenian -ուք →