Where does “դեղաբույս” come from?

դեղաբույս (Armenian) comes from Armenian բույս, from Old Armenian բոյս, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH-ko-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

դեղաբույս (Armenian): herb

Definitions

  1. herb

Ancestry of “դեղաբույս”, step by step

դեղաբույս traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian բույս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբույսplant
2Old Armenianբոյսplant, vegetative body
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-ko-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Armenian դեղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդեղdrug, medicine, medicament; poison
2Middle Armenianդեղmedicine
3Old Armenianդեղherb; medicine; poison
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰél(H)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH-ko- →Every word from Old Armenian բոյս →