Where does “-իւք” come from?

-իւք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -իւ, from Old Armenian -ի-, from Proto-Armenian ēs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é-h₁es-.

-իւք (Old Armenian): the plural instrumental case ending of "i"-stem...

Definitions

  1. the plural instrumental case ending of "i"-stem...

Ancestry of “-իւք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-իւthe instrumental case ending of "i"-stem nouns
2Old Armenian-ի-a vowel characterizing most of the imperfect...
3Proto-Armenianēs-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁é-h₁es-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é-h₁es- →Every word from Old Armenian -ի- →Every word from Old Armenian -իւ →