Where does “ակնաղբևր” come from?

ակնաղբևր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աղբեւր, from Old Armenian աղբիւր, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “ակնաղբևր”, step by step

ակնաղբևր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian աղբեւր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianաղբեւրAlternative form of աղբիւր
2Old Armenianաղբիւրfountain, spring; origin, source
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Old Armenian ակն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianակնeye; hope, expectation; hole, ditch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥ →