Where does “տառ” come from?

տառ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian տարր, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

տառ (Old Armenian): element; letter, character; letter, epistle

Definitions

  1. element; letter, character; letter, epistle

Ancestry of “տառ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianտարրelement, elementary substance or matter; article;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “տառ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóru →Every word from Old Armenian տարր →