Where does “գիտունիկ” come from?
գիտունիկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian գիտուն, from Old Armenian գիտուն, from Old Armenian գիտեմ, from Old Armenian գէտ-, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
գիտունիկ (Armenian): nerd, geek, swot
Ancestry of “գիտունիկ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | գիտուն | scientist; scholar; knowledgeable; competent |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գիտուն | learned, lettered, literate, wise, knowing, well... |
| 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 |