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Where does “գիտութիւն” come from?

գիտութիւն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գէտ, from Old Armenian գիտեմ, from Old Armenian գէտ-, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

գիտութիւն (Old Armenian): science, knowledge; doctrine, understanding,...

Definitions

  1. science, knowledge; doctrine, understanding,...

Ancestry of “գիտութիւն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգէտskilful, learned man; acquaintance, familiar...
2Old Armenianգիտեմto know, to perceive; to learn, to understand; to...
3Old Armenianգէտ-to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “գիտութիւն”

  • գիտություն
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →