Where does “բուսակեր” come from?

բուսակեր (Armenian) comes from Armenian ուտել, from Middle Armenian ուտել, from Old Armenian ուտեմ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

բուսակեր (Armenian): herbivorous; vegetarian

Definitions

  1. herbivorous; vegetarian

Ancestry of “բուսակեր”, step by step

բուսակեր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ուտել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianուտելto eat; to corrode; to misappropriate; to take a...
2Middle Armenianուտելto eat
3Old Armenianուտեմto eat; to run through, to squander, to eat up,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ōd-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Armenian բույս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբույսplant
2Old Armenianբոյսplant, vegetative body
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-ko-
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “բուսակեր

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd-Every word from Old Armenian ուտեմ