Where does “երեց” come from?

երեց (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian երէց, from Old Armenian երէց, from Proto-Indo-European pre(y)sgʷu-.

երեց (Armenian): elder; priest; presbyter; minister

Definitions

  1. elder; priest; presbyter; minister

Ancestry of “երեց”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianերէցpresbyter, priest
2Old Armenianերէցelder, senior; presbyter, priest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpre(y)sgʷu-—

Words derived from “երեց”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pre(y)sgʷu- →Every word from Old Armenian երէց →Every word from Middle Armenian երէց →