Where does “բռնաբար” come from?

բռնաբար (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բռնաբար, from Old Armenian -աբար, from Old Armenian -բար, from Old Armenian բարք, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

բռնաբար (Armenian): violently, forcibly, by force

Definitions

  1. violently, forcibly, by force

Ancestry of “բռնաբար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբռնաբարviolently, forcibly, tyrannically
2Old Armenian-աբարAlternative form of -բար
3Old Armenian-բարForming adverbs. Corresponds to -ly
4Old Armenianբարքmanners, morals, custom, disposition,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Old Armenian -աբարEvery word from Old Armenian բարք