Where does “տառ” come from?
տառ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian տառ, from Old Armenian տարր, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
տառ (Armenian): letter
Ancestry of “տառ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | տառ | element; letter, character; letter, epistle |
| 2 | Old Armenian | տարր | element, elementary substance or matter; article;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |