Where does “որբ” come from?

որբ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian որբ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

որբ (Armenian): orphan; orphaned

Definitions

  1. orphan; orphaned

Ancestry of “որբ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianորբorphan, orphan boy or girl; derelict, desolate,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Old Armenian որբ →