Where does “երկբարբառ” come from?
երկբարբառ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian երկբարբառ, from Old Armenian բարբառ, from Old Armenian բառ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
երկբարբառ (Armenian): diphthong
Ancestry of “երկբարբառ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | երկբարբառ | with two sounds; diphthong |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բարբառ | human voice, speech, word |
| 3 | Old Armenian | բառ | word; language, speech; melody, tune |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |