-աք

-աք

See also: աք

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from the stem vowel -a- + Proto-Indo-European *-k(o)- suffix. The -ք- (-kʿ-) in ներքին (nerkʿin), ներքոյ (nerkʿoy) is probably of the same origin. Compare -ոք (-okʿ), հերիք (herikʿ).

Suffix

-աք • (-akʿ)

1. A suffix found in թանաք (tʿanakʿ), սլաք (slakʿ) and probably արտաքին (artakʿin), արտաքս (artakʿs).

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -աք

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-աք”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48