Where does “վարսավիր” come from?
վարսավիր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian վարսավիրայ, from Old Armenian վարս, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wálćas, from Proto-Indo-European wólḱ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
Ancestry of “վարսավիր”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | վարսավիրայ | hairdresser, hair-cutter; barber |
| 2 | Old Armenian | վարս | hair, head of hair, locks, tresses; coma, beams;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wálćas | hair |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wólḱ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |