Where does “բառախաղ” come from?

բառախաղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian բառ, from Old Armenian բառ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

բառախաղ (Armenian): pun, play on words, wordplay

Definitions

  1. pun, play on words, wordplay

Ancestry of “բառախաղ”, step by step

բառախաղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian բառ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբառword
2Old Armenianբառword; language, speech; melody, tune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via Armenian խաղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխաղgame, play; acting, performing; song, tune
2Old Armenianխաղplay, game; recreation, pastime, amusement,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Old Armenian բառ
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