Where does “համեստաբար” come from?
համեստաբար (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian համեստաբար, from Old Armenian -աբար, from Old Armenian -բար, from Old Armenian բարք, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
համեստաբար (Armenian): modestly
Definitions
- modestly
Ancestry of “համեստաբար”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | համեստաբար | modestly |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -աբար | Alternative form of -բար |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -բար | Forming adverbs. Corresponds to -ly |
| 4 | Old Armenian | բարք | manners, morals, custom, disposition,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |