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-.

մեկնաբանել (Armenian): to explain, to interpret, to comment (upon)

Definitions

  1. to explain, to interpret, to comment (upon)

Ancestry of “մեկնաբանել”, step by step

մեկնաբանել traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian բան

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-

via Armenian մեկին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմեկինclear, explained, intelligible; clearly,...
2Old Armenianմեկինsingle, alone; clear, explained; only, solely
3Old Armenianկինwoman; wife, spouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “մեկնաբանել

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ni-