Where does “бен” come from?
бен (Chechen) comes from Old Armenian բոյն, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH-no-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
бен (Chechen): nest
Ancestry of “бен”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | բոյն | nest of a bird; den, lair, kennel, burrow, hole... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewH-no- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |