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Where does “նորեկ” come from?

նորեկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian նորեկ, from Old Armenian նոր, from Proto-Indo-European nowr̥ós, from Proto-Indo-European newr̥ós, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

նորեկ (Armenian): newly arrived; newcomer; novice

Definitions

  1. newly arrived; newcomer; novice

Ancestry of “նորեկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնորեկnewly arrived; newly converted
2Old Armenianնորnew, fresh, young; novel, recent, modern;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeannowr̥ós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewr̥ós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
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