Where does “առաջնեկ” come from?
առաջնեկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian առաջին, from Old Armenian առաջին, 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.
առաջնեկ (Armenian): firstborn
Ancestry of “առաջնեկ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | առաջին | first; first, earliest |
| 2 | Old Armenian | առաջին | first; prior, antecedent; ancient, primitive,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | առաջ | front part; front, anterior; branch, division |
| 4 | Old Armenian | առ | because of, due to; near, at; to |
| 5 | Old Armenian | առնում | to receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r-nu- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |