Where does “գանգրավարս” come from?
գանգրավարս (Armenian) comes from Armenian վարս, from Old Armenian վարս, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wálćas, from Proto-Indo-European wólḱ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
գանգրավարս (Armenian): curly-haired
Ancestry of “գանգրավարս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | վարս | hair |
| 2 | Old Armenian | վարս | hair, head of hair, locks, tresses; coma, beams;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wálćas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wólḱ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |