Where does “սիրել” come from?

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

սիրել (Armenian): to like; to love

Definitions

  1. to like; to love

Ancestry of “սիրել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianսիրեմto love, to be fond of, to have an affection or a...
2Old Armenianսէրlove; affection, fondness, tenderness;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyro-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “սիրել”

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