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
Ancestry of “бар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | բարհ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | bádHr̥ | spade, shovel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰádʰHr̥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰh₂- | to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab |