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

Words derived from “բունկալ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH-no- →Every word from Old Armenian բոյն →