Where does “լրտես” come from?

լրտես (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian լուր, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

լրտես (Old Armenian): spy, informer; betrayer, traitor; emissary

Definitions

  1. spy, informer; betrayer, traitor; emissary

Ancestry of “լրտես”, step by step

լրտես traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian լուր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianլուրhearing, audition; audience; news, account,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Old Armenian տեսանեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianտեսանեմto see; to go to see, to visit; to spy, to watch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanderḱ-to see

Words derived from “լրտես

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Old Armenian լուր
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