Where does “ջրահարս” come from?

ջրահարս (Armenian) comes from Armenian հարս, from Old Armenian հարսն, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

ջրահարս (Armenian): mermaid

Definitions

  1. mermaid

Ancestry of “ջրահարս”, step by step

ջրահարս traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian հարս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհարսfiancée; bride; a newlywed woman
2Old Armenianհարսնbride; daughter-in-law; nymph
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

via Armenian ջուր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianջուրwater
2Middle Armenianջուրwater
3Old Armenianջուրwater; liquid, watery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Old Armenian հարսն →