Where does “գիտություն” come from?
գիտություն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գիտութիւն, from Old Armenian գէտ, from Old Armenian գիտեմ, from Old Armenian գէտ-, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
գիտություն (Armenian): science; knowledge
Ancestry of “գիտություն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գիտութիւն | science, knowledge; doctrine, understanding,... |
| 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 |