Where does “բողջն” come from?
բողջն (Middle Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian բողջ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoldʰyo-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
բողջն (Middle Armenian): ball
Ancestry of “բողջն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Armenian | բողջ | swelling, tumour, wound |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoldʰyo- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |