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Old Armenian
Etymology
From the Proto-Indo-European *-ro- suffix with a preceding -u- vowel, which is either analogical or derives from -ō-. See also -ար (-ar).
Suffix
-ուր • (-ur)
- found in few words
Derived terms
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ուր”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48