Where does “հեռադիտակ” come from?

հեռադիտակ (Armenian) comes from Armenian դիտակ, from Old Armenian դիտակ, from Old Armenian դիտեմ, from Old Armenian դէտ, from Proto-Iranian daiH-, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂-.

հեռադիտակ (Armenian): telescope, monocular or binoculars

Definitions

  1. telescope, monocular or binoculars

Ancestry of “հեռադիտակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդիտակthe generic name of various optical instruments...
2Old Armenianդիտակsomething that can be viewed from a distance;...
3Old Armenianդիտեմto observe; to spy
4Old Armenianդէտobserver, scout, watchman; spy; lookout-place,...
5Proto-IraniandaiH-to look, see
6Proto-Indo-European*deyh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂-Every word from Proto-Iranian daiH-Every word from Old Armenian դէտ