Where does “գիրք” come from?
գիրք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գիր, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
գիրք (Old Armenian): nominative plural of գիր
Ancestry of “գիրք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գիր | letter; letter, epistle; writing, document,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “գիրք”