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Where does “գրիչ” come from?

գրիչ (Old Armenian) comes 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.

գրիչ (Old Armenian): writer, scribe, author; pen

Definitions

  1. writer, scribe, author; pen

Ancestry of “գրիչ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգրեմto write, to compose; to engrave, to carve; to...
2Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “գրիչ”

  • գրիչ
  • գրչատուփ
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