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
Ancestry of “նրան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | նրան | a kind of a dagger or a short sword |
| 2 | Parthian | niδān | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | ni-dāna- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | ni- | down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |