Where does “բամբասանք” come from?
բամբասանք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բամբասանք, from Old Armenian բամբասեմ, from Old Armenian բամբաս, from Old Armenian բամ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
բամբասանք (Armenian): backbite, gossip
Ancestry of “բամբասանք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | բամբասանք | backbite, gossip |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բամբասեմ | to detract, to slander, to speak ill of, to... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | բամբաս | backbite, gossip |
| 4 | Old Armenian | բամ | to speak, to say; that |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |