Where does “դաշնագիր” come from?

դաշնագիր (Armenian) comes from Armenian գիր, from Old Armenian գիր, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

դաշնագիր (Armenian): pact, treaty

Definitions

  1. pact, treaty

Ancestry of “դաշնագիր”, step by step

դաշնագիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գիր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգիրletter; script, writing system; tail
2Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Armenian դաշն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդաշնtreaty, agreement; harmony; harmonious
2Old Armenianդաշնcontract, convention, bargain, treaty,...
3Middle Persiandašncontract, treaty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →