Where does “էր” come from?

էր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian էր, from Old Armenian ի-, from Old Armenian հի-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

էր (Armenian): third-person singular imperfect of եմ

Definitions

  1. third-person singular imperfect of եմ

Ancestry of “էր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianէրwhy? for what reason or cause?; third-person...
2Old Armenianի-thing; what?
3Old Armenianհի-something
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Old Armenian ի- →Every word from Old Armenian էր →