Where does “մեծաբերան” come from?

մեծաբերան (Armenian) comes from Armenian մեծ, from Old Armenian մեծ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

մեծաբերան (Armenian): bigmouthed; having a big mouth or loud mouth

Definitions

  1. bigmouthed; having a big mouth or loud mouth

Ancestry of “մեծաբերան”, step by step

մեծաբերան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մեծ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմեծbig, large; spacious, voluminous, sizable; lofty,...
2Old Armenianմեծgreat; large, big; strong, powerful, mighty;...
3Old Armenianան-a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Armenian բերան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբերանmouth; opening, entrance, aperture, outlet; edge,...
2Old Armenianբերանmouth; entrance, opening; narrow entrance of a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-ano-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Old Armenian ան- →