Where does “հրշեջ” come from?

հրշեջ (Armenian) comes from Armenian հուր, from Old Armenian հուր, from Proto-Indo-European puh₂r-, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

հրշեջ (Armenian): firefighter; fire extinguisher;...

Definitions

  1. firefighter; fire extinguisher;...

Ancestry of “հրշեջ”, step by step

հրշեջ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian հուր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհուրfire
2Old Armenianհուրfire; fire, heat, spirit, ardour; passion, love,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpuh₂r-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via Armenian շիջել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշիջելto go out, to be extinguished or quenched
2Old Armenianշիջանիմto go out, to be extinguished or quenched; to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European puh₂r-Every word from Old Armenian հուր