Where does “բարձրաստիճան” come from?

բարձրաստիճան (Armenian) comes from Armenian բարձր, from Old Armenian բարձր, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰu-r-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

բարձրաստիճան (Armenian): high-ranking

Definitions

  1. high-ranking

Ancestry of “բարձրաստիճան”, step by step

բարձրաստիճան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian բարձր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբարձրhigh, tall, elevated; loud; sublime, grand,...
2Old Armenianբարձրhigh, elevated; sublime, eminent, great,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰu-r-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Armenian աստիճան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianաստիճանdegree; extent; stair
2Old Armenianաստիճան
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰu-r-Every word from Old Armenian բարձր