Where does “Ֆեյս” come from?
Ֆեյս (Armenian) comes from Armenian Ֆեյսբուք, from English Facebook, from English Book, from German būch, from Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną — to bake, to roast, to fry.
Ancestry of “Ֆեյս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Ֆեյսբուք | — |
| 2 | English | Facebook | A personal web profile on the social-networking... |
| 3 | English | Book | — |
| 4 | German | būch | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |