Where does “վկայագիր” come from?

վկայագիր (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.

վկայագիր (Armenian): certificate

Definitions

  1. certificate

Ancestry of “վկայագիր”, step by step

վկայագիր 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 վկայել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվկայելto testify, witness
2Old Armenianվկայեմto witness; to suffer martyrdom
3Old Armenianվկայwitness, testifier; martyr
4Iranianunknown—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →