Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From -եր (-er) +‎ -եակ (-eak). In հնգերեակ (hngereak) the element -եր (-er) is from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷe-ro. In the rest it either developed by analogy or is from Proto-Indo-European *-er- antithetic suffix.

Suffix

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-երեակ (-ereak)

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Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-եակ”, 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