Where does “գնարբուկ” come from?

գնարբուկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian արբենալ, from Old Armenian արբենամ, from Old Armenian արբ-, from Proto-Indo-European sr̥bʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European srebʰ- — to sip, gulp, suck.

գնարբուկ (Armenian): primrose, "Primula"

Definitions

  1. primrose, "Primula"

Ancestry of “գնարբուկ”, step by step

գնարբուկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian արբենալ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianարբենալAlternative form of հարբել
2Old Armenianարբենամto get drunk, to intoxicate, to drink to excess
3Old Armenianարբ-to drink; to get drunk
4Proto-Indo-Europeansr̥bʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrebʰ-to sip, gulp, suck

via Armenian գինի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգինիwine
2Old Armenianգինիwine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
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