Where does “-ուք” come from?
-ուք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -ու, from Proto-Indo-European -usyā, from Proto-Indo-European -wes.
-ուք (Old Armenian): forming nouns
Ancestry of “-ուք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | -ու | Forming adjectives; found in a few words, such as... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -usyā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -wes | — |
Words derived from “-ուք”