-ոյկ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from Iranian *-ōk (*-ava-ka-) suffix. Compare Iranian borrowings թակոյկ (tʻakoyk) and մակոյկ (makoyk).

Suffix

-ոյկ • (-oyk)

1. found in few words

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ոյկ

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ոյկ”, 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