Where does “օտարագիր” come from?
օտարագիր (Armenian) comes from Armenian գրել, from Old Armenian գրեմ, from Old Armenian գիր, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
օտարագիր (Armenian): written by foreigners; written in a foreign...
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Ancestry of “օտարագիր”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | գրել | to write |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գրեմ | to write, to compose; to engrave, to carve; to... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | գիր | letter; letter, epistle; writing, document,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |