Where does “Ванадзор” come from?

Ванадзор (Russian) comes from Armenian Վանաձոր, from Armenian ձոր, from Old Armenian ձոր, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoworo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰowero-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

Ancestry of “Ванадзор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՎանաձորVanadzor
2Armenianձորgorge, ravine; canyon
3Old Armenianձորvalley, ravine; bed of a torrent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoworo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰowero-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰowero- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoworo- →