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
Ancestry of “ջրահարս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | հարս | fiancée; bride; a newlywed woman |
| 2 | Old Armenian | հարսն | bride; daughter-in-law; nymph |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |