Where does “գիր” come from?

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

գիր (Armenian): letter; script, writing system; tail

Definitions

  1. letter; script, writing system; tail

Ancestry of “գիր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “գիր”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →