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"
Ancestry of “գնարբուկ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | արբենալ | Alternative form of հարբել |
| 2 | Old Armenian | արբենամ | to get drunk, to intoxicate, to drink to excess |
| 3 | Old Armenian | արբ- | to drink; to get drunk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sr̥bʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srebʰ- | to sip, gulp, suck |