Where does “ֆեյսբուքյան” come from?
ֆեյսբուքյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian Ֆեյսբուք, from English Facebook, from English Book, from German būch, from Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną — to bake, to roast, to fry.
Ancestry of “ֆեյսբուքյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Ֆեյսբուք | |
| 2 | English | A personal web profile on the social-networking... | |
| 3 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 4 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 5 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |