Where does “գրատուն” come from?

գրատուն (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.

գրատուն (Armenian): bookshop, bookstore

Definitions

  1. bookshop, bookstore

Ancestry of “գրատուն”, step by step

գրատուն 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 տուն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianտունhouse, building; home; apartment; home,...
2Old Armenianտունhouse, habitation, home; a construction,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
4Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →