Where does “վարզ” come from?

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

վարզ (Old Armenian): mace, club

Definitions

  1. mace, club

Ancestry of “վարզ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվազր—
2Middle Persianwzlmace
3Avestan𐬬𐬀𐬰𐬭𐬀mace; main weapon of Mithra
4Proto-Iranianwájrah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́rasstrong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras →Every word from Proto-Iranian wájrah →