Where does “նախնի” come from?

նախնի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian նախնի, from Old Armenian -նի, from Proto-Indo-European -eiyo-, from Proto-Indo-European -iyo-.

նախնի (Armenian): ancestor, forefather

Definitions

  1. ancestor, forefather

Ancestry of “նախնի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնախնիfirst, primitive, ancient, old; ancient, chief;...
2Old Armenian-նիfound in few adjectives
3Proto-Indo-European-eiyo-—
4Proto-Indo-European-iyo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iyo- →Every word from Old Armenian -նի →Every word from Old Armenian նախնի →