Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *-mes(-), the first-person plural primary personal ending.

Suffix

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-մք (-mkʻ)

  1. first-person plural present-tense ending of verbs
    որսամքorsamkʻwe hunt
    գրեմքgremkʻwe write
    հայիմքhayimkʻwe look
    արգելումքargelumkʻwe hinder

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 391