Where does “Հրայր” come from?

Հրայր (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 “Հրայր”, step by step

Հրայր 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 հուր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհուրfire
2Old Armenianհուրfire; fire, heat, spirit, ardour; passion, love,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpuh₂r-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr →Every word from Proto-Armenian anir →Every word from Proto-Armenian aynr →