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Where does “գիտենալ” come from?

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

գիտենալ (Armenian): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “գիտենալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianգիտենամAlternative form of գիտեմ
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
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