Where does “քերական” come from?
քերական (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian քերական, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
քերական (Armenian): grammarian; ABC book, primer
Definitions
- grammarian; ABC book, primer
Ancestry of “քերական”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | քերական | scratched out, scraped; grammatical; written in a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γραμματικός | knowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |