Where does “հեռի” come from?
հեռի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հեռի, from Old Armenian հեռ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
հեռի (Armenian): far
Ancestry of “հեռի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | հեռի | far; isolated, foreign; distant, far off, of long... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | հեռ- | far |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |