Where does “առողջություն” come from?
առողջություն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian առողջութիւն, from Old Armenian առողջ, 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.
առողջություն (Armenian): health; bless you!
Ancestry of “առողջություն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | առողջութիւն | health; salubrity, healthfulness; cure, recovery... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | առողջ | healthy; alive, vivacious; salubrious, wholesome |
| 3 | Old Armenian | առ | because of, due to; near, at; to |
| 4 | Old Armenian | առնում | to receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r-nu- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |