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Old Armenian
Etymology 1
The origin is uncertain. Perhaps from -ուտ (-ut) + -ի (-i).
Suffix
-տի • (-ti)
- forming collective nouns, such as մանկտի (mankti)
Derived terms
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-տի”, 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
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *-tio-, *-tieh₂-.
Suffix
-տի • (-ti)
- found in few words, such as անգտի (angti), լկտի (lkti), անջրդի (anǰrdi) and perhaps յայտ (yayt)
Derived terms
References
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “angti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 72