Where does “Արեգ” come from?

Արեգ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արեգ, from Old Armenian արեւ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rewi- — sun, sunshine.

Արեգ (Armenian): the sun

Definitions

  1. the sun

Ancestry of “Արեգ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianարեգsolar, sun's; eastern; the eighth month of the...
2Old Armenianարեւthe sun; the light of the sun; life, day
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rewi-sun, sunshine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂rewi- →Every word from Old Armenian արեւ →Every word from Old Armenian արեգ →