Where does “գիտուն” come from?

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

գիտուն (Armenian): scientist; scholar; knowledgeable; competent

Definitions

  1. scientist; scholar; knowledgeable; competent

Ancestry of “գիտուն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգիտունlearned, lettered, literate, wise, knowing, well...
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

Words derived from “գիտուն”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Old Armenian գէտ- →