Where does “գրչատուփ” come from?
գրչատուփ (Armenian) comes from Armenian գրիչ, from Old Armenian գրիչ, 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.
գրչատուփ (Armenian): pencil case, pencil box
Definitions
- pencil case, pencil box
Ancestry of “գրչատուփ”, step by step
գրչատուփ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian գրիչ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | գրիչ | pen; copyist; scribe |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գրիչ | writer, scribe, author; pen |
| 3 | Old Armenian | գրեմ | to write, to compose; to engrave, to carve; to... |
| 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 |