Where does “մատենագիր” come from?
մատենագիր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մատենագիր, from Old Armenian գրեմ, from Old Armenian գիր, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
մատենագիր (Armenian): writer, author; a book written by such authors
Definitions
- writer, author; a book written by such authors
Ancestry of “մատենագիր”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մատենագիր | writer, author, bibliographer; book, writing;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գրեմ | to write, to compose; to engrave, to carve; to... |
| 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 |