Where does “безграмотний” come from?
безграмотний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian грамотний, from Russian гра́мота, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
безграмотний (Ukrainian): illiterate unable to read or write
Definitions
- illiterate unable to read or write
Ancestry of “безграмотний”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | грамотний | literate |
| 2 | Russian | гра́мота | ability to read and write; official document |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |