Where does “չորիր” come from?

չորիր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian չորք, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

չորիր (Old Armenian): fourth

Definitions

  1. fourth

Ancestry of “չորիր”, step by step

չորիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian չորք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianչորքfour
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Old Armenian իր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianիրthing, matter, affair
2Parthian𐫙𐫏𐫡thing, matter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Old Armenian չորք