Where does “նախահայր” come from?
նախահայր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հայր, from Proto-Armenian hayir, from Proto-Armenian hatir, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
նախահայր (Old Armenian): the primitive or first father, progenitor of the...
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- the primitive or first father, progenitor of the...
Ancestry of “նախահայր”, step by step
նախահայր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian հայր
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | հայր | father; father, chief; founder; author, inventor;... |
| 2 | Proto-Armenian | hayir | — |
| 3 | Proto-Armenian | hatir | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
via Old Armenian նախ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | նախ | first; firstly, in the first place, at first |