Where does “վիրաբույժ” come from?

վիրաբույժ (Armenian) comes from Armenian բուժել, from Old Armenian բուժեմ, from Old Armenian բոյժ.

վիրաբույժ (Armenian): surgeon

Definitions

  1. surgeon

Ancestry of “վիրաբույժ”, step by step

վիրաբույժ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian բուժել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբուժելto cure, to heal
2Old Armenianբուժեմto cure, heal; to deliver from, save from
3Old Armenianբոյժ—

via Armenian վերք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվերքwound
2Old Armenianվէրքwound; sanies, ichor, gore
3Undeterminedvaiδa-—

Words derived from “վիրաբույժ”

Every word from Old Armenian բոյժ →Every word from Old Armenian բուժեմ →Every word from Armenian բուժել →