Where does “հրանետ” come from?

հրանետ (Armenian) comes from Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետ, from Old Armenian նետ, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

հրանետ (Armenian): flamethrower

Definitions

  1. flamethrower

Ancestry of “հրանետ”, step by step

հրանետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian նետել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնետելto throw, to cast
2Middle Armenianնետելto shoot an arrow; to throw
3Middle Armenianնետarrow
4Old Armenianնետarrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Armenian հուր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհուրfire
2Old Armenianհուրfire; fire, heat, spirit, ardour; passion, love,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpuh₂r-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Old Armenian նետ →Every word from Middle Armenian նետ →