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Where does “բարբաջանք” come from?

բարբաջանք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բարբաջանք, from Old Armenian բարբաջեմ, from Old Armenian բարբաջ, from Proto-Indo-European bheh₂- — to speak.

բարբաջանք (Armenian): nonsense, balderdash, gibberish

Definitions

  1. nonsense, balderdash, gibberish

Ancestry of “բարբաջանք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianբարբաջանքSynonym of բարբաջ
2Old Armenianբարբաջեմto tell fables, talk nonsense, chatter, jabber
3Old Armenianբարբաջsenile fables, mythic stories, whisper of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbheh₂-to speak

Words derived from “բարբաջանք”

  • բաղբաջանք
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