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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

Definitions

  1. diphthong

Ancestry of “երկբարբառ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianերկբարբառwith two sounds; diphthong
2Old Armenianբարբառhuman voice, speech, word
3Old Armenianբառword; language, speech; melody, tune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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