Where does “бар” come from?

бар (Budukh) comes from Old Armenian բարհ, from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

бар (Budukh): wooden spade

Definitions

  1. wooden spade

Ancestry of “бар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբարհ—
2Proto-IranianbádHr̥spade, shovel
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰádʰHr̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥ →Every word from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥ →