Where does “խաչբառ” come from?

խաչբառ (Armenian) comes from Armenian բառ, from Old Armenian բառ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

խաչբառ (Armenian): crossword

Definitions

  1. crossword

Ancestry of “խաչբառ”, step by step

խաչբառ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian բառ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբառword
2Old Armenianբառword; language, speech; melody, tune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Armenian խաչ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխաչcross; the cross; cross, sorrows, tribulation
2Old Armenianխաչcrucifix; the cross; cross, sorrows, tribulation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Old Armenian բառ →