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Where does “ակնաղբյուր” come from?

ակնաղբյուր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ակնաղբիւր, from Old Armenian աղբիւր, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

ակնաղբյուր (Armenian): spring, source

Definitions

  1. spring, source

Ancestry of “ակնաղբյուր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianակնաղբիւրSynonym of աղբիւրակն
2Old Armenianաղբիւրfountain, spring; origin, source
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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