Where does “գրադարան” come from?

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

գրադարան (Armenian): library

Definitions

  1. library

Ancestry of “գրադարան”, step by step

գրադարան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գիր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգիրletter; script, writing system; tail
2Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Armenian դարան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդարանdepository; hiding place, cover, shelter;...
2Old Armenianդարան—

Words derived from “գրադարան”

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