Where does “սիրահար” come from?

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

սիրահար (Armenian): lover; lover, buff, admirer, enthusiast

Definitions

  1. lover; lover, buff, admirer, enthusiast

Ancestry of “սիրահար”, step by step

սիրահար traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian սեր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսերcream; love; affection, caring
2Old Armenianսէրlove; affection, fondness, tenderness;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyro-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Armenian հարել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհարելto churn
2Old Armenianհարումto beat, to strike; to drive in, to thrust, to...
3Old Armenianհար-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyro- →Every word from Old Armenian սէր →