-ովին

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian -ովին (-ovin).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ովին (-ovin)

  1. forming adverbs

Derived terms

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From -ով (-ov), which coincides with the ending of instrumental, +‎ -ին (-in) suffix. Alternatively, -ին (-in) may reflect the -i- in Proto-Indo-European *-bʰi followed by a demonstrative element from Proto-Indo-European *-nós > (-n). Compare -եւին (-ewin).

Suffix

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-ովին (-ovin)

  1. forming adverbs

Derived terms

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References

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  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ովին”, 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