Where does “գետափ” come from?

գետափ (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.

գետափ (Armenian): riverside, riverbank

Definitions

  1. riverside, riverbank

Ancestry of “գետափ”, step by step

գետափ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գետ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգետriver; knowing, having the knowledge
2Old Armenianգէտskilful, learned man; acquaintance, familiar...
3Old Armenianգիտեմto know, to perceive; to learn, to understand; to...
4Old Armenianգէտ-to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Armenian ափ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianափcoast, bank, shore; palm
2Old Armenianափpalm of the hand; handful
3Proto-Indo-Europeans/Hapʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóydeEvery word from Old Armenian գէտ-