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Where does “բունկալ” come from?

բունկալ (Armenian) comes from Armenian բույն, from Old Armenian բոյն, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH-no-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

բունկալ (Armenian): an egg placed in a henhouse that induces the hens...

Definitions

  1. an egg placed in a henhouse that induces the hens...

Ancestry of “բունկալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբույնnest of a bird; den, lair, kennel, burrow, hole...
2Old Armenianբոյնnest of a bird; den, lair, kennel, burrow, hole...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-no-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

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