Where does “այցեքարտ” come from?
այցեքարտ (Armenian) comes from Armenian քարտ, from Old Armenian քարտ, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
այցեքարտ (Armenian): visiting card, business card small card with a person's name and professional information
Definitions
- visiting card, business card small card with a person's name and professional information
Ancestry of “այցեքարտ”, step by step
այցեքարտ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian քարտ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | քարտ | card; playing card |
| 2 | Old Armenian | քարտ | card, paper, parchment; cartoon, pasteboard;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |