Where does “գերճշտում” come from?

գերճշտում (Armenian) comes from Armenian գեր-, from Old Armenian գեր, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

գերճշտում (Armenian): hypercorrection

Definitions

  1. hypercorrection

Ancestry of “գերճշտում”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգեր-hyper-, super-, over-
2Old Armenianգերabove, higher, over, more than; hyper-, super-;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- →
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