Where does “գրենական” come from?
գրենական (Armenian) comes from Armenian ական, from Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետ, from Old Armenian նետ, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.
գրենական (Armenian): related to writing
Definitions
- related to writing
Ancestry of “գրենական”, step by step
գրենական traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian ական
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ական | sap, tunnel; mine; mortar shell |
| 2 | Armenian | նետել | to throw, to cast |
| 3 | Middle Armenian | նետել | to shoot an arrow; to throw |
| 4 | Middle Armenian | նետ | arrow |
| 5 | Old Armenian | նետ | arrow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ned- | to be wet; wet; to tie together |
via Armenian գրյանք
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | գրյանք | books; writings |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գրեանք | Alternative form of գրեան |
| 3 | Old Armenian | գրեան | books; writings |
| 4 | Old Armenian | գիր | letter; letter, epistle; writing, document,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |