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Where does “առաւել” come from?

առաւել (Old Armenian) comes 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.

առաւել (Old Armenian): exceeding, more; more, rather; too much

Definitions

  1. exceeding, more; more, rather; too much

Ancestry of “առաւել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianառbecause of, due to; near, at; to
2Old Armenianառնումto receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r-nu-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “առաւել”

  • առավել
  • հորովել
  • ჰოროველო
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