Where does “գրավ” come from?

գրավ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գրաւ, from Pahlavi glwb', from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

գրավ (Armenian): pledge, security, surety; deposit, prepayment;...

Definitions

  1. pledge, security, surety; deposit, prepayment;...

Ancestry of “գրավ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգրաւpledge, security; wager, bet
2Pahlaviglwb'—
3Proto-Indo-Aryangrabʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ- →Every word from Pahlavi glwb' →