Where does “նախալեզու” come from?

նախալեզու (Armenian) comes from Armenian նախա-, from Armenian -ա-, from Middle Armenian -ա-, from Old Armenian -ա-.

նախալեզու (Armenian): protolanguage, parent language, ancestor language

Definitions

  1. protolanguage, parent language, ancestor language

Ancestry of “նախալեզու”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնախա-Alternative form of նախ-; fore; pre-
2Armenian-ա-far; to know
3Middle Armenian-ա-—
4Old Armenian-ա-—
Every word from Old Armenian -ա- →Every word from Armenian -ա- →Every word from Armenian նախա- →