Where does “հեռաստան” come from?

հեռաստան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հեռաստան, from Old Armenian հեռ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

հեռաստան (Armenian): distant place or country

Definitions

  1. distant place or country

Ancestry of “հեռաստան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհեռաստանdistant, far off, of long duration; distant place...
2Old Armenianհեռ-far
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old Armenian հեռ- →