Where does “առ” come from?

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

առ (Old Armenian): because of, due to; near, at; to

Definitions

  1. because of, due to; near, at; to

Ancestry of “առ”, step by step

առ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian առնում

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianառնումto receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r-nu-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Proto-Indo-European per-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “առ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r-nu- →Every word from Old Armenian առնում →