Where does “բարեկամ” come from?

բարեկամ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բարեկամ, from Old Armenian կամիմ, from Old Armenian կամք, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

բարեկամ (Armenian): relative; friend, pal; buddy

Definitions

  1. relative; friend, pal; buddy

Ancestry of “բարեկամ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբարեկամfriend; familiar, dear
2Old Armenianկամիմto will, to want, to intend, to mean
3Old Armenianկամքwill, determination, intention, design; wish,...
4Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas →