Where does “գրավել” come from?

գրավել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գրաւեմ, 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...

գրավել (Armenian): to conquer; to seize

Definitions

  1. to conquer; to seize

Ancestry of “գրավել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգրաւեմto take as a security
2Old Armenianգրաւpledge, security; wager, bet
3Pahlaviglwb'—
4Proto-Indo-Aryangrabʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

Words derived from “գրավել”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ- →Every word from Pahlavi glwb' →