Where does “բահ” come from?

բահ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բահ, from Old Armenian բարհ, from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

բահ (Armenian): spade, shovel

Definitions

  1. spade, shovel

Ancestry of “բահ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբահspade, shovel; hoe
2Old Armenianբարհ—
3Proto-IranianbádHr̥spade, shovel
4Proto-Indo-IranianbʰádʰHr̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

Words derived from “բահ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥ →Every word from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥ →