Where does “վարսավիրայ” come from?

վարսավիրայ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian վարս, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wálćas, from Proto-Indo-European wólḱ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

վարսավիրայ (Old Armenian): hairdresser, hair-cutter; barber

Definitions

  1. hairdresser, hair-cutter; barber

Ancestry of “վարսավիրայ”, step by step

վարսավիրայ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian վարս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվարսhair, head of hair, locks, tresses; coma, beams;...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwálćashair
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwólḱ-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Old Armenian վիրամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվիրամto shave
2Middle Persianwirāstan—

Words derived from “վարսավիրայ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wólḱ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wálćas →