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Where does “շնութիւն” come from?

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

շնութիւն (Old Armenian): canine nature; adultery, fornication; idolatry

Definitions

  1. canine nature; adultery, fornication; idolatry

Ancestry of “շնութիւն”, step by step

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

Words derived from “շնութիւն”

  • շնություն
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