Where does “աստվածաբան” come from?
աստվածաբան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աստուածաբան, from Old Armenian բան, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ni-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
աստվածաբան (Armenian): theologian
Ancestry of “աստվածաբան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | աստուածաբան | theologian |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բան | speech, word, term, saying, dictate, expression,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ni- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |