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See also: եւ and և

Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian (-ew).

Suffix

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(-ew)

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Derived terms

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Of the same origin as the ending of the instrumental (-w). Compare the pairs արդարև (ardarew) : արդարով (ardarov), հետև (hetew) : հետով (hetov).

Suffix

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(-ew)

  1. found in some adverbs and conjunctions

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: (-ew) (learned)

References

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  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-եւ”, 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