Where does “նախորդ” come from?

նախորդ (Armenian) comes from Armenian -որդ, from Old Armenian -որդ, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰro- — suffix forming instrument nouns.

նախորդ (Armenian): previous

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Ancestry of “նախորդ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenian-որդforming agent nouns
2Old Armenian-որդforming agent nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-dʰro-suffix forming instrument nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰro- →Every word from Old Armenian -որդ →Every word from Armenian -որդ →