Where does “անձնագիր” come from?

անձնագիր (Armenian) comes from Armenian գիր, from Old Armenian գիր, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

անձնագիր (Armenian): passport

Definitions

  1. passport

Ancestry of “անձնագիր”, step by step

անձնագիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գիր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգիրletter; script, writing system; tail
2Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Armenian անձ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianանձperson; entity; personality
2Old Armenianանձնperson; soul; mind; heart; -self: myself,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-ǵʰ-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Old Armenian գիր
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