Where does “բանավեճ” come from?

բանավեճ (Armenian) comes from Armenian բան, from Old Armenian բան, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ni-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

բանավեճ (Armenian): debate

Definitions

  1. debate

Ancestry of “բանավեճ”, step by step

բանավեճ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian բան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբանthing; work, business; penis
2Old Armenianբանspeech, word, term, saying, dictate, expression,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ni-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via Armenian վեճ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվեճargument, argumentation, controversy; dispute
2Old Armenianվէճquarrel, controversy, litigation, contention,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ni-