Where does “նախահայր” come from?

նախահայր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian նախահայր, 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.

նախահայր (Armenian): patriarch, ancestor, forefather

Definitions

  1. patriarch, ancestor, forefather

Ancestry of “նախահայր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնախահայրthe primitive or first father, progenitor of the...
2Old Armenianհայրfather; father, chief; founder; author, inventor;...
3Proto-Armenianhayir—
4Proto-Armenianhatir—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Armenian hatir →