Where does “փիլիսոփա” come from?
փիլիսոփա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փիլիսոփայ, from Classical Syriac ܦܝܠܘܣܘܦܐ, from Aramaic פילוסופא, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
փիլիսոփա (Armenian): philosopher
Ancestry of “փիլիսոփա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | փիլիսոփայ | philosopher; chorister, singer |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܦܝܠܘܣܘܦܐ | philosopher |
| 3 | Aramaic | פילוסופא | philosopher |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φιλόσοφος | lover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σοφός | clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,... |