Where does “ուղղագրություն” come from?

ուղղագրություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian գրել, 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.

ուղղագրություն (Armenian): orthography

Definitions

  1. orthography

Ancestry of “ուղղագրություն”, step by step

ուղղագրություն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գրել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգրելto write
2Old Armenianգրեմto write, to compose; to engrave, to carve; to...
3Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Armenian ուղիղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianուղիղstraight, direct; live; straight line
2Old Armenianուղիղstraight, right, direct; upright, right, just,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →