Where does “վնասագիր” come from?

վնասագիր (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.

վնասագիր (Armenian): malware

Definitions

  1. malware

Ancestry of “վնասագիր”, step by step

վնասագիր 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 վնաս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվնասdamage, harm, loss
2Old Armenianվնասinjury, damage, harm, loss; fine, penalty; fault,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →