Where does “նախնի” come from?

նախնի (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -նի, from Proto-Indo-European -eiyo-, from Proto-Indo-European -iyo-.

նախնի (Old Armenian): first, primitive, ancient, old; ancient, chief;...

Definitions

  1. first, primitive, ancient, old; ancient, chief;...

Ancestry of “նախնի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-նիfound in few adjectives
2Proto-Indo-European-eiyo-—
3Proto-Indo-European-iyo-—

Words derived from “նախնի”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iyo- →Every word from Old Armenian -նի →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eiyo- →