Where does “Ժիրայր” come from?

Ժիրայր (Armenian) comes from Armenian այր, from Old Armenian այր, from Proto-Armenian aynr, from Proto-Armenian anir, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.

Ancestry of “Ժիրայր”, step by step

Ժիրայր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian այր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianայրman; husband, spouse; brave person, daredevil
2Old Armenianայրman, adult male; husband, spouse; man of courage
3Proto-Armenianaynr—
4Proto-Armeniananir—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy

via Armenian ժիր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianժիրactive, lively, vigorous; vibrant, buoyant,...
2Old Armenianժիրactive, busy, clever; diligently, unweariedly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr →Every word from Proto-Armenian anir →Every word from Proto-Armenian aynr →