Where does “Հարավսլավիա” come from?
Հարավսլավիա (Armenian) comes from Armenian հարավ, from Old Armenian հարաւ, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Հարավսլավիա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | հարավ | south |
| 2 | Old Armenian | հարաւ | south; southern wind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |