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Where does “բորբոքել” come from?

բորբոքել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բորբոքեմ, from Old Armenian բորբոք, from Old Armenian բորբ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰo-bʰr-o-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

բորբոքել (Armenian): to set on fire, to kindle, to inflame; to fan the...

Definitions

  1. to set on fire, to kindle, to inflame; to fan the...

Ancestry of “բորբոքել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբորբոքեմto set on fire, to kindle, to inflame; to fan the...
2Old Armenianբորբոքheat, violent heat, inflammation, fire;...
3Old Armenianբորբbright, aflame, burning; abundant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰo-bʰr-o-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew
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