Where does “վէրագ” come from?
վէրագ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian վիրագ, from Old Armenian վայրագ, from Old Armenian ագանիմ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
Ancestry of “վէրագ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | վիրագ | fierce, ferocious, tyrannous, brutal; wild beast |
| 2 | Old Armenian | վայրագ | living in wild uninhabited places; ferocious,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ագանիմ | to clothe or dress oneself, to wear, to put on;... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | ան- | a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |