Where does “բանբեր” come from?
բանբեր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բան, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ni-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
բանբեր (Old Armenian): messenger, envoy, herald
Definitions
- messenger, envoy, herald
Ancestry of “բանբեր”, step by step
բանբեր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian բան
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | բան | speech, word, term, saying, dictate, expression,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ni- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |