Where does “ոստայնանկ” come from?

ոստայնանկ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ոստայն, from Old Armenian -այն, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ոստայնանկ (Old Armenian): weaver; knitter

Definitions

  1. weaver; knitter

Ancestry of “ոստայնանկ”, step by step

ոստայնանկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ոստայն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianոստայնtexture, tissue, web, weft
2Old Armenian-այնA suffix found in some adverbs and nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Old Armenian անկանեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանկանեմto lay the groundwork of lace; to weave; to twine
2Old Armenianանկանիմto fall; to drop
3Proto-Indo-Europeansn̥gʷ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

Words derived from “ոստայնանկ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →Every word from Old Armenian -այն →