Where does “բամբասել” come from?
բամբասել (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բամբասեմ, from Old Armenian բամբաս, from Old Armenian բամ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
բամբասել (Old Armenian): infinitive of բամբասեմ
Ancestry of “բամբասել”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | բամբասեմ | to detract, to slander, to speak ill of, to... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բամբաս | backbite, gossip |
| 3 | Old Armenian | բամ | to speak, to say; that |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
Words derived from “բամբասել”