Where does “վեղար” come from?
վեղար (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian վեղար, from Byzantine Greek βηλάρι, from Latin velarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
վեղար (Armenian): veghar; the pointed dome of Armenian churches
Definitions
- veghar; the pointed dome of Armenian churches
Ancestry of “վեղար”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | վեղար | veghar |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | βηλάρι | — |
| 3 | Latin | velarium | awning; covering |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |