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Where does “հեռագիր” come from?

հեռագիր (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.

հեռագիր (Armenian): telegraph; telegram, wire, cable

Definitions

  1. telegraph; telegram, wire, cable

Ancestry of “հեռագիր”, step by step

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
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