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Where does “-այնի” come from?

-այնի (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -ային, from Old Armenian -ին, from Proto-Indo-European -eno-, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-այնի (Old Armenian): An adverbial suffix

Definitions

  1. An adverbial suffix

Ancestry of “-այնի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-այինForming adjectives
2Old Armenian-ինforming adjectives with the meaning of location;...
3Proto-Indo-European-eno-—
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-այնի”

  • ձմերայնի
  • գարնայնի
  • ամարայնի
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