Where does “բամբաս” come from?
բամբաս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բամբաս, from Old Armenian բամ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
բամբաս (Armenian): gossip
Ancestry of “բամբաս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | բամբաս | backbite, gossip |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բամ | to speak, to say; that |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |