Where does “-գրություն” come from?

-գրություն (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.

-գրություն (Armenian): -graphy

Definitions

  1. -graphy

Ancestry of “-գրություն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգրելto write
2Old Armenianգրեմto write, to compose; to engrave, to carve; to...
3Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Old Armenian գիր
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