Where does “բամբաս” come from?
բամբաս (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բամ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
բամբաս (Old Armenian): backbite, gossip
Definitions
- backbite, gossip
Ancestry of “բամբաս”, step by step
բամբաս traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian բամ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | բամ | to speak, to say; that |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
via Old Armenian բաս
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | բաս | second-person singular present active indicative... |