Where does “գինարբուք” come from?
գինարբուք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գինարբուք, from Old Armenian գինարբու, from Old Armenian -ու, from Proto-Indo-European -usyā, from Proto-Indo-European -wes.
գինարբուք (Armenian): drinking bout, drinking orgy; binge, booze-up
Definitions
- drinking bout, drinking orgy; binge, booze-up
Ancestry of “գինարբուք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գինարբուք | crapulence, intemperance, gluttony, feasting,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գինարբու | wine-bibber, drunk, intemperate, drunkard |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ու | Forming adjectives; found in a few words, such as... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -usyā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wes | — |