Where does “նիրհել” come from?

նիրհել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian նիրհեմ, from Old Armenian նիրհ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH — sleep, slumber.

նիրհել (Armenian): to sleep lightly, nap, doze, slumber; to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep lightly, nap, doze, slumber; to sleep

Ancestry of “նիրհել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնիրհեմto fall into a doze, to begin to nod, to doze, to...
2Old Armenianնիրհlight sleep, drowsiness, sleepiness, dozing
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*nidráHsleep, slumber
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH →Every word from Old Armenian նիրհ →Every word from Old Armenian նիրհեմ →