Where does “սեր” come from?

սեր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian սէր, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyro-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

սեր (Armenian): cream; love; affection, caring

Definitions

  1. cream; love; affection, caring

Ancestry of “սեր”, step by step

սեր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian սէր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianսէրlove; affection, fondness, tenderness;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyro-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Middle Armenian սեր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianսեր—

Words derived from “սեր”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyro- →Every word from Old Armenian սէր →