Where does “գնապիտակ” come from?

գնապիտակ (Armenian) comes from Armenian պիտակ, from Old Armenian պիտակ, from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον, from Ancient Greek πιττά, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

գնապիտակ (Armenian): price tag

Definitions

  1. price tag

Ancestry of “գնապիտակ”, step by step

գնապիտակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian պիտակ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպիտակlabel, tag, sticker
2Old Armenianպիտակnote, letter
3Ancient Greekπιττάκιονwriting tablet; a leaf out of a writing tablet,...
4Ancient Greekπιττάpitch, tar
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Armenian գին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգինprice; cost; value, worth
2Old Armenianգինprice; value; buying, purchasing; hiring price
3Proto-Indo-European*wósn̥sale, trade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-Every word from Ancient Greek πιττάEvery word from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον