Where does “դասագիրք” come from?
դասագիրք (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.
դասագիրք (Armenian): textbook
Ancestry of “դասագիրք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | գիրք | book |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գիրք | nominative plural of գիր |
| 3 | Old Armenian | գիր | letter; letter, epistle; writing, document,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |