Where does “ուստեմն” come from?
ուստեմն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ուստ, from Old Armenian ու-, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷu-.
ուստեմն (Old Armenian): from some place
Ancestry of “ուստեմն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ուստ | whence? from where? from what place? which way?;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ու- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷu- | — |