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Where does “տիրացու” come from?

տիրացու (Armenian) comes from Armenian -ացու, from Old Armenian -ացու, from Old Armenian -աց, from Old Armenian -ց, from Old Armenian այգ, from Proto-Armenian aygo-, from Proto-Armenian awyo-, from Proto-Armenian aw(h)i- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

տիրացու (Armenian): someone preparing to become a priest; a low rank...

Definitions

  1. someone preparing to become a priest; a low rank...

Ancestry of “տիրացու”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenian-ացուDestined for, intended for
2Old Armenian-ացուDestined for, intended for
3Old Armenian-ացthe plural genitive case ending of "i-a"-stem...
4Old Armenian-ցplural genitive case marker; plural dative case...
5Old Armenianայգmorning
6Proto-Armenianaygo-—
7Proto-Armenianawyo-—
8Proto-Armenianaw(h)i-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ws-s-i—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

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