Where does “նրան” come from?

նրան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian նրան, from Parthian niδān, from Proto-Iranian ni-dāna-, from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

նրան (Armenian): him; her; it

Definitions

  1. him; her; it

Ancestry of “նրան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնրանa kind of a dagger or a short sword
2Parthianniδān—
3Proto-Iranianni-dāna-—
4Proto-Iranianni-down
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
6Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →