Where does “առհաւատչէք” come from?
առհաւատչէք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian առհաւատչէ, from Old Armenian առհաւատչեայ, 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 “առհաւատչէք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | առհաւատչէ | Alternative form of առհաւատչեայ |
| 2 | Old Armenian | առհաւատչեայ | earnest, earnest money; pledge, essay, token,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | առ | because of, due to; near, at; to |
| 4 | Old Armenian | առնում | to receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r-nu- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |