Where does “վրաերթ” come from?

վրաերթ (Armenian) comes from Armenian վրա, from Old Armenian ի վերայ, from Old Armenian վեր, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

վրաերթ (Armenian): running-down accident, road/traffic accident where someone gets run down

Definitions

  1. running-down accident, road/traffic accident where someone gets run down

Ancestry of “վրաերթ”, step by step

վրաերթ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian վրա

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվրաon, upon, over
2Old Armenianի վերայ—
3Old Armenianվերupper brim; above, up, upwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Armenian երթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianերթmoving, walking, driving in some direction;...
2Old Armenianերթgoing, walking, march, procession, departure,...
3Proto-Armenianer-cʿ-tʿi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →