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Where does “Arinj” come from?

Arinj (English) comes from Armenian Առինջ, from Old Armenian առինճ, from Old Armenian առիճ, from Old Armenian առ, from Old Armenian առնում, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r-nu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “Arinj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԱռինջ—
2Old ArmenianառինճAlternative form of առիճ
3Old Armenianառիճvillage, settlement
4Old Armenianառbecause of, due to; near, at; to
5Old Armenianառնումto receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r-nu-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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