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Where does “մեկնաբանել” come from?

մեկնաբանել (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-.

Ancestry of “մեկնաբանել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբանthing; work, business; penis
2Old Armenianբանspeech, word, term, saying, dictate, expression,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ni-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “մեկնաբանել”

  • մեկնաբանություն
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