Where does “մեսրոպատառ” come from?

մեսրոպատառ (Armenian) comes from Armenian տառ, from Old Armenian տառ, from Old Armenian տարր, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

մեսրոպատառ (Armenian): in Armenian letters, in the Armenian alphabet

Definitions

  1. in Armenian letters, in the Armenian alphabet

Ancestry of “մեսրոպատառ”, step by step

մեսրոպատառ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian տառ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianտառletter
2Old Armenianտառelement; letter, character; letter, epistle
3Old Armenianտարրelement, elementary substance or matter; article;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via Armenian Մեսրոպ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՄեսրոպ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóruEvery word from Old Armenian տարր
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