Where does “գրախանութ” come from?

գրախանութ (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.

գրախանութ (Armenian): bookshop, bookstore

Definitions

  1. bookshop, bookstore

Ancestry of “գրախանութ”, step by step

գրախանութ 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 խանութ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխանութshop, store
2Old Armenianխանութshop; manufactory; stored provisions, products
3Classical Syriacܚܢܘܬܐuterus; small sack; arched chamber, cell, stall,...
4Aramaicחָנוּתָא
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Old Armenian գիր
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