Where does “գրավաճառ” come from?

գրավաճառ (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.

գրավաճառ (Armenian): bookseller

Definitions

  1. bookseller

Ancestry of “գրավաճառ”, step by step

գրավաճառ 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 վաճառել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվաճառելto sell
2Old Armenianվաճառեմto sell, to sell off
3Old Armenianվաճառtrade, commerce, dealings; merchandise, goods,...
4Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →