Where does “արոտավայր” come from?
արոտավայր (Armenian) comes from Armenian վայր, from Old Armenian վայր, from Undetermined vāiδa.
արոտավայր (Armenian): pasture, pasture-ground
Ancestry of “արոտավայր”, step by step
արոտավայր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian վայր
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | վայր | place, location, locality; down |
| 2 | Old Armenian | վայր | open and uninhabited land, wild country; any... |
| 3 | Undetermined | vāiδa | — |
via Armenian արոտ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | արոտ | herbage, grass for grazing; pasture,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | արօտ | pasture, pastureland; herbage, grass for grazing |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trh₂ǵ-ti- | — |