Where does “բառացի” come from?

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

բառացի (Armenian): literal, word for word; literally

Definitions

  1. literal, word for word; literally

Ancestry of “բառացի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբառword
2Old Armenianբառword; language, speech; melody, tune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Old Armenian բառ →