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Where does “առջեւ” come from?

առջեւ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian առջեւ, from Old Armenian առաջեաւ, from Old Armenian առաջի, 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.

առջեւ (Armenian): before, in front of in space

Definitions

  1. before, in front of in space

Ancestry of “առջեւ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianառջեւ—
2Old Armenianառաջեաւ—
3Old Armenianառաջիbefore, in presence of, in front of, opposite;...
4Old Armenianառաջfront part; front, anterior; branch, division
5Old Armenianառbecause of, due to; near, at; to
6Old Armenianառնումto receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r-nu-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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