Where does “խնդրագիր” come from?

խնդրագիր (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.

խնդրագիր (Armenian): petition

Definitions

  1. petition

Ancestry of “խնդրագիր”, step by step

խնդրագիր 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 խնդիր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխնդիրrequest; problem; task; object
2Old Armenianխնդիրsearch, searching, perquisition, quest; question;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →