Where does “արեւելագետ” come from?

արեւելագետ (Armenian) comes from Armenian գիտեմ, from Old Armenian գիտեմ, from Old Armenian գէտ-, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

արեւելագետ (Armenian): orientalist

Definitions

  1. orientalist

Ancestry of “արեւելագետ”, step by step

արեւելագետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գիտեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianգիտեմI know
2Old Armenianգիտեմto know, to perceive; to learn, to understand; to...
3Old Armenianգէտ-to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Armenian արևելք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianարևելքorient
2Old Armenianարևելքeast
3Old Armenianարևthe sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Old Armenian գէտ- →