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Where does “բանաւոր” come from?

բանաւոր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բան, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ni-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

բանաւոր (Old Armenian): reasonable; intelligent, wise; vocal

Definitions

  1. reasonable; intelligent, wise; vocal

Ancestry of “բանաւոր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբանspeech, word, term, saying, dictate, expression,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ni-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “բանաւոր”

  • բանավոր
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