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Where does “առաջնություն” come from?

առաջնություն (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.

առաջնություն (Armenian): priority, primacy; championship

Definitions

  1. priority, primacy; championship

Ancestry of “առաջնություն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianառաջինfirst; first, earliest
2Old Armenianառաջինfirst; prior, antecedent; ancient, primitive,...
3Old Armenianառաջfront part; front, anterior; branch, division
4Old Armenianառbecause of, due to; near, at; to
5Old Armenianառնումto receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r-nu-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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