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

առաւել traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian առ

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

via Old Armenian աւել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաւելbroom; hair or feather broom; brush; coat brush
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰel-—

Words derived from “առաւել”

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