Where does “-աբար” come from?

-աբար (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -աբար, from Old Armenian -բար, from Old Armenian բարք, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

-աբար (Armenian): Alternative form of -բար; -ly; -ically

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -բար; -ly; -ically

Ancestry of “-աբար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-աբարAlternative form of -բար
2Old Armenian-բարForming adverbs. Corresponds to -ly
3Old Armenianբարքmanners, morals, custom, disposition,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “-աբար”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Old Armenian -աբար →Every word from Old Armenian բարք →