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...

Definitions

written by foreigners; written in a foreign...

Ancestry of “օտարագիր”, step by step

օտարագիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գրել

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

via Armenian օտար

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Armenian	օտար	strange, foreign, alien; stranger; foreigner; a...
2	Old Armenian	օտար	foreign; remote, distant; other; extraordinary,...
3	Old Armenian	աւտար	Alternative spelling of օտար
4	Middle Iranian	awtar	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Old Armenian գիր →