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
- third-person singular imperfect of եմ
Ancestry of “էր”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | էր | why? for what reason or cause?; third-person... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ի- | thing; what? |
| 3 | Old Armenian | հի- | something |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |