Where does “բայ” come from?
բայ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բայ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
բայ (Armenian): verb; lair
Ancestry of “բայ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | բայ | speech, discourse; word; verb |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |