Where does “գրամեքենա” come from?

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

գրամեքենա (Armenian): typewriter

Definitions

  1. typewriter

Ancestry of “գրամեքենա”, step by step

գրամեքենա traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գրել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգրելto write
2Old Armenianգրեմto write, to compose; to engrave, to carve; to...
3Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Armenian մեքենա

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմեքենաmachine; car, automobile
2Old Armenianմեքենայ—
3Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
4Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →