Where does “արևելահայ” come from?
արևելահայ (Armenian) comes from Armenian արեւելք, 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,...
արևելահայ (Armenian): Eastern Armenian person
Definitions
- Eastern Armenian person
Ancestry of “արևելահայ”, step by step
արևելահայ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian արեւելք
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | արեւելք | east |
| 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,... |