Where does “բացակա” come from?
բացակա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բացակայ, from Old Armenian բաց, from Old Armenian բանամ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
բացակա (Armenian): absent
Ancestry of “բացակա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | բացակայ | absent, distant, remote, far off |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բաց | open, uncovered |
| 3 | Old Armenian | բանամ | to open, to discover, to disclose; to explain; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |