Where does “խանութայք” come from?
խանութայք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -այք, from Old Armenian -այ, from Old Armenian -ք, from Proto-Indo-European -s — Derives nouns from roots.
խանութայք (Old Armenian): shops
Ancestry of “խանութայք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | -այք | forming collective nouns |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -այ | — |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ք | plural nominative case marker; forming names of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -s | Derives nouns from roots |