Where does “բեռնարգելք” come from?

բեռնարգելք (Armenian) comes from Armenian արգելք, from Old Armenian արգելք, from Old Armenian արգել, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

բեռնարգելք (Armenian): embargo

Definitions

  1. embargo

Ancestry of “բեռնարգելք”, step by step

բեռնարգելք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian արգելք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianարգելքobstacle, hindrance
2Old Armenianարգելք—
3Old Armenianարգելhinderance, obstacle, opposition, impediment,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

via Armenian բեռ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբեռburden; load; freight; cargo, lading; burden
2Old Armenianբեռնburden, load, weight; cargo; bale; duty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerno-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Old Armenian արգել →Every word from Old Armenian արգելք →