Where does “գետ” come from?

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

գետ (Armenian): river; knowing, having the knowledge

Definitions

  1. river; knowing, having the knowledge

Ancestry of “գետ”, step by step

գետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian գէտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգէտskilful, learned man; acquaintance, familiar...
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 Old Armenian գետ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգետriver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-os-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “գետ

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