Where does “կենսաբան” come from?
կենսաբան (Armenian) comes from Armenian -բան, from Old Armenian բան, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ni-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
կենսաբան (Armenian): biologist
Definitions
- biologist
Ancestry of “կենսաբան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | -բան | -logist, -ist |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բան | speech, word, term, saying, dictate, expression,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ni- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |