Where does “բառապատճեն” come from?

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

բառապատճեն (Armenian): calque

Definitions

  1. calque

Ancestry of “բառապատճեն”, step by step

բառապատճեն 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 պատճեն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպատճենcopy
2Old Armenianպատճէնcopy of an official letter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Old Armenian բառ →