Where does “գրադարակ” come from?

գրադարակ (Armenian) comes from Armenian գիրք, 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.

գրադարակ (Armenian): bookshelf

Definitions

  1. bookshelf

Ancestry of “գրադարակ”, step by step

գրադարակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գիրք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգիրքbook
2Old Armenianգիրքnominative plural of գիր
3Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Armenian դարակ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդարակdrawer
2Turkishterektree; shelf; cupboard
3Proto-Turkicdẹrekpoplar, tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →