Where does “իր” come from?

իր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian իւր, from Old Armenian եւր, from Proto-Indo-European sewe-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European séwe, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

իր (Armenian): thing; things, belongings, goods, stuff; genitive...

Definitions

  1. thing; things, belongings, goods, stuff; genitive...

Ancestry of “իր”, step by step

իր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian իւր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianիւրself; API •; his own, her own
2Old Armenianեւր—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansewe-ro-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséwe—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Old Armenian իր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianիրthing, matter, affair
2Parthian𐫙𐫏𐫡thing, matter

Words derived from “իր”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séwe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewe-ro- →