Where does “բարեկամ” come from?

բարեկամ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կամիմ, from Old Armenian կամք, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

բարեկամ (Old Armenian): friend; familiar, dear

Definitions

  1. friend; familiar, dear

Ancestry of “բարեկամ”, step by step

բարեկամ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian կամիմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկամիմto will, to want, to intend, to mean
2Old Armenianկամքwill, determination, intention, design; wish,...
3Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Old Armenian բարի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբարիgood, nice, kind, indulgent; fit; fine, handsome;...
2Old Armenianբար-—
3Old Armenian-իforming adjectives; forming botanical names; made...
4Proto-Indo-European-yo-—

Words derived from “բարեկամ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas →