Where does “հարսնաքույր” come from?

հարսնաքույր (Armenian) comes from Armenian քույր, from Old Armenian քոյր, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

հարսնաքույր (Armenian): bridesmaid

Definitions

  1. bridesmaid

Ancestry of “հարսնաքույր”, step by step

հարսնաքույր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian քույր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianքույրsister; nurse
2Old Armenianքոյրsister; nun
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Armenian հարս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհարսfiancée; bride; a newlywed woman
2Old Armenianհարսնbride; daughter-in-law; nymph
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōrEvery word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr