Where does “համբավ” come from?

համբավ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian համբաւ, from Proto-Iranian ham-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

համբավ (Armenian): reputation, name, fame; news, information

Definitions

  1. reputation, name, fame; news, information

Ancestry of “համբավ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհամբաւreputation, name, fame; rumour; report; tidings
2Proto-Iranianham-together, joint, paired
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ham- →