Where does “գերիշխանություն” come from?
գերիշխանություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian գերիշխան, from Armenian գեր-, from Old Armenian գեր, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
գերիշխանություն (Armenian): hegemony, supremacy, dominance
Definitions
- hegemony, supremacy, dominance
Ancestry of “գերիշխանություն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | գերիշխան | potentate, hegemon powerful leader |
| 2 | Armenian | գեր- | hyper-, super-, over- |
| 3 | Old Armenian | գեր | above, higher, over, more than; hyper-, super-;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |