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

Definitions

  1. textbook

Ancestry of “դասագիրք”, step by step

դասագիրք 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 դաս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդասclass; category; order; estate, social class;...
2Old Armenianդասgroup, division, body of men, animals, soldiers, etc.; choir of angels
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →