Where does “վերնախավ” come from?

վերնախավ (Armenian) comes from Armenian վերին, from Old Armenian վերին, from Old Armenian -ին, from Proto-Indo-European -eno-, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

վերնախավ (Armenian): elite

Definitions

  1. elite

Ancestry of “վերնախավ”, step by step

վերնախավ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian վերին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվերինtop; upper; supreme
2Old Armenianվերինthat is above, high, upper, superior; celestial;...
3Old Armenian-ինforming adjectives with the meaning of location;...
4Proto-Indo-European-eno-
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Armenian խավ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխավnap (the thin layer of hairs, threads, or similar small projections on the surface of fabric)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Old Armenian -ինEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos