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

Definitions

  1. nest

Ancestry of “бен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբոյնnest of a bird; den, lair, kennel, burrow, hole...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-no-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH-no- →Every word from Old Armenian բոյն →