Where does “երիր” come from?

երիր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian երեք, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

երիր (Old Armenian): third; thirdly

Definitions

  1. third; thirdly

Ancestry of “երիր”, step by step

երիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian երեք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianերեքthree; third; thrice
2Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Old Armenian իր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianիրthing, matter, affair
2Parthian𐫙𐫏𐫡thing, matter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Old Armenian երեք →