Where does “սրբել” come from?

սրբել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian սրբեմ, from Old Armenian սուրբ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ku-bʰ-ro-.

սրբել (Armenian): to wipe; to clean, to cleanse; to dry by wiping

Definitions

  1. to wipe; to clean, to cleanse; to dry by wiping

Ancestry of “սրբել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianսրբեմto purify, to clean, to wipe off, to wipe dry, to...
2Old Armenianսուրբpure, clean, exempt, spotless, stainless,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ku-bʰ-ro-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ku-bʰ-ro-Every word from Old Armenian սուրբEvery word from Old Armenian սրբեմ
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