Where does “հերյուն” come from?

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

հերյուն (Armenian): awl

Definitions

  1. awl

Ancestry of “հերյուն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհերիւնbodkin; awl, pricker
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old Armenian հերիւն →