Where does “փիլիսոփայություն” come from?
փիլիսոփայություն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փիլիսոփայութիւն, from Old Armenian փիլիսոփայ, from Classical Syriac ܦܝܠܘܣܘܦܐ, from Aramaic פילוסופא, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
փիլիսոփայություն (Armenian): philosophy
Definitions
- philosophy
Ancestry of “փիլիսոփայություն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | փիլիսոփայութիւն | philosophy |
| 2 | Old Armenian | փիլիսոփայ | philosopher; chorister, singer |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܦܝܠܘܣܘܦܐ | philosopher |
| 4 | Aramaic | פילוסופא | philosopher |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φιλόσοφος | lover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σοφός | clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,... |