Where does “գետակինճ” come from?
գետակինճ (Armenian) comes from Armenian գետ, from Old Armenian գէտ, from Old Armenian գիտեմ, from Old Armenian գէտ-, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
գետակինճ (Armenian): tapir, Tapirus
Definitions
- tapir, Tapirus
Ancestry of “գետակինճ”, step by step
գետակինճ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian գետ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | գետ | river; knowing, having the knowledge |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գէտ | skilful, learned man; acquaintance, familiar... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | գիտեմ | to know, to perceive; to learn, to understand; to... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | գէտ- | to know |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Armenian կինճ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | կինճ | wild boar, Sus scrofa |