Where does “արեւելյան” come from?
արեւելյան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արեւելեան, from Old Armenian արեւելք, from Old Armenian ելք, from Old Armenian ել, from Old Armenian ելանեմ — to go out, to go from the inside to the outside,...
արեւելյան (Armenian): eastern, east
Ancestry of “արեւելյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | արեւելեան | eastern, oriental |
| 2 | Old Armenian | արեւելք | east; sunrise; eastern regions, the orientals |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ելք | nominative plural of ել |
| 4 | Old Armenian | ել | egress, departure; advancement, course; issue;... |
| 5 | Old Armenian | ելանեմ | to go out, to go from the inside to the outside,... |