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Where does “գլխագիր” come from?

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

գլխագիր (Armenian): capital letter, capital, uppercase letter;...

Definitions

  1. capital letter, capital, uppercase letter;...

Ancestry of “գլխագիր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգլխագիրinscription, title, heading; uppercase letter,...
2Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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