Where does “սկզբնագիր” come from?

սկզբնագիր (Armenian) comes from Armenian գիր, from Old Armenian գիր, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

սկզբնագիր (Armenian): original

Definitions

  1. original

Ancestry of “սկզբնագիր”, step by step

սկզբնագիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գիր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգիրletter; script, writing system; tail
2Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Armenian սկիզբ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսկիզբbeginning, start; commencement
2Old Armenianսկիզբնbeginning, commencement, outset; origin,...
3Old Armenianսկսանիմto begin, to commence, to initiate, to set about,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →