Where does “գլխաբառ” come from?

գլխաբառ (Armenian) comes from Armenian բառ, from Old Armenian բառ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

գլխաբառ (Armenian): headword

Definitions

  1. headword

Ancestry of “գլխաբառ”, step by step

գլխաբառ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian բառ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբառword
2Old Armenianբառword; language, speech; melody, tune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Armenian գլուխ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգլուխhead; top, head of something; top, summit
2Old Armenianգլուխhead; extremity; summit, top; end or beginning;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Old Armenian բառ →