Where does “վազր” come from?

վազր (Old Armenian) comes from Middle Persian wzl, from Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬰𐬭𐬀, from Proto-Iranian wájrah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Ancestry of “վազր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianwzlmace
2Avestan𐬬𐬀𐬰𐬭𐬀mace; main weapon of Mithra
3Proto-Iranianwájrah—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́rasstrong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “վազր”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras →Every word from Proto-Iranian wájrah →