Where does “իբրեւ” come from?

իբրեւ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian եւ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

իբրեւ (Old Armenian): as; in quality of; nearly, rather like; when;...

Definitions

  1. as; in quality of; nearly, rather like; when;...

Ancestry of “իբրեւ”, step by step

իբրեւ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian եւ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianեւand; also, likewise
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

via Old Armenian իբր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianիբր—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Old Armenian եւ →