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Where does “բանսարկու” come from?

բանսարկու (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բանսարկու, from Old Armenian ու, from Proto-Indo-European h₁opi — up, on, upon.

բանսարկու (Armenian): squealer, tattletale; troublemaker, squabbler

Definitions

  1. squealer, tattletale; troublemaker, squabbler

Ancestry of “բանսարկու”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբանսարկուtell-tale, talebearer, sycophant; opponent,...
2Old Armenianու—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁opiup, on, upon
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