Etymology Explorer › Armenian

Where does “առ-” come from?

առ- (Armenian) comes 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.

առ- (Armenian): toward, to, on, ad-

Definitions

  1. toward, to, on, ad-

Ancestry of “առ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianառbecause of, due to; near, at; to
2Old Armenianառնումto receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r-nu-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “առ-”

  • առնմանություն
  • առշերտ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →