Where does “քաղաքավար” come from?

քաղաքավար (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian վարեմ, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

քաղաքավար (Old Armenian): political; civil, polite, courteous, mannerly;...

Definitions

  1. political; civil, polite, courteous, mannerly;...

Ancestry of “քաղաքավար”, step by step

քաղաքավար traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian վարեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվարեմto plough, till; to cultivate; to lead, convey,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

via Old Armenian քաղաք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքաղաքcity, town

via Old Armenian վարիմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվարիմmediopassive of վարեմ

Words derived from “քաղաքավար

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-Every word from Old Armenian վարեմ