Where does “մօտուստ” come from?

մօտուստ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ուստ, from Old Armenian ու-, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷu-.

մօտուստ (Old Armenian): from a close by place; soon, shortly

Definitions

  1. from a close by place; soon, shortly

Ancestry of “մօտուստ”, step by step

մօտուստ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ուստ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianուստwhence? from where? from what place? which way?;...
2Old Armenianու-—
3Proto-Indo-European-kʷu-—

via Old Armenian մօտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմօտnear, nigh, next, close by, by; near
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷu- →Every word from Old Armenian ու- →Every word from Old Armenian ուստ →