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Where does “առաջատար” come from?

առաջատար (Armenian) comes from Armenian առաջ, from Old Armenian առաջ, from Old Armenian առ, from Old Armenian առնում, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r-nu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

առաջատար (Armenian): leading; top, chief, principal, first

Definitions

  1. leading; top, chief, principal, first

Ancestry of “առաջատար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianառաջfront part; front, anterior; forward; before
2Old Armenianառաջfront part; front, anterior; branch, division
3Old Armenianառbecause of, due to; near, at; to
4Old Armenianառնումto receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r-nu-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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