Where does “գրատախտակ” come from?

գրատախտակ (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.

գրատախտակ (Armenian): blackboard

Definitions

  1. blackboard

Ancestry of “գրատախտակ”, step by step

գրատախտակ 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 տախտակ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianտախտակboard, plank; table; stupid person
2Old Armenianտախտակboard, plank; tablet; bed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →