Where does “վարյագ” come from?

վարյագ (Armenian) comes from Russian варя́г, from Old East Slavic варѧгъ, from Old Norse væringi, from Old Norse várr, from Proto-Germanic waraz, from Proto-Iranian warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.

վարյագ (Armenian): Varangian

Definitions

  1. Varangian

Ancestry of “վարյագ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianваря́гVarangian, Viking
2Old East SlavicварѧгъVarangian
3Old Norseværingi—
4Old Norsevárrour
5Proto-Germanicwarazcautious; heedful; wary; watchful
6Proto-Iranianwarājáhwild boar
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar

Words derived from “վարյագ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Iranian warājáh →Every word from Proto-Germanic waraz →