Where does “վերև” come from?

վերև (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian վերև, from Old Armenian վեր, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

վերև (Armenian): up, upward

Definitions

  1. up, upward

Ancestry of “վերև”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianվերև—
2Old Armenianվերupper brim; above, up, upwards
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →