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Where does “հորեղբայր” come from?

հորեղբայր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հօրեղբայր, from Old Armenian հայր, from Proto-Armenian hayir, from Proto-Armenian hatir, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

հորեղբայր (Armenian): paternal uncle; sir, mister

Definitions

  1. paternal uncle; sir, mister

Ancestry of “հորեղբայր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհօրեղբայրuncle
2Old Armenianհայրfather; father, chief; founder; author, inventor;...
3Proto-Armenianhayir—
4Proto-Armenianhatir—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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