Where does “գիրք” come from?

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

գիրք (Armenian): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “գիրք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգիրքnominative plural of գիր
2Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “գիրք”

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