Where does “պատմագիտություն” come from?
պատմագիտություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian պատմագետ, from Armenian պատմել, from Old Armenian պատմեմ, from Persian پیمودن, from Middle Persian paymūdan, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
պատմագիտություն (Armenian): science of history, historical studies, historiography
Definitions
- science of history, historical studies, historiography
Ancestry of “պատմագիտություն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | պատմագետ | historian |
| 2 | Armenian | պատմել | to relate, tell, narrate, recount |
| 3 | Old Armenian | պատմեմ | to relate, tell, narrate, recount |
| 4 | Persian | پیمودن | to measure; to traverse |
| 5 | Middle Persian | paymūdan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pati- | against, toward; lord |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *rādi- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *rād- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HraHdʰ- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |