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Where does “արբենալ” come from?

արբենալ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արբենամ, from Old Armenian արբ-, from Proto-Indo-European sr̥bʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European srebʰ- — to sip, gulp, suck.

արբենալ (Armenian): Alternative form of հարբել

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of հարբել

Ancestry of “արբենալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianարբենամto get drunk, to intoxicate, to drink to excess
2Old Armenianարբ-to drink; to get drunk
3Proto-Indo-Europeansr̥bʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrebʰ-to sip, gulp, suck

Words derived from “արբենալ”

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