Where does “բարոյախօս” come from?
բարոյախօս (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բարոյք, from Old Armenian -ոյք, from Old Armenian -ոյ, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
բարոյախօս (Old Armenian): one who inquires into the behavior of animals (with moral and theological applications)
Definitions
- one who inquires into the behavior of animals (with moral and theological applications)
Ancestry of “բարոյախօս”, step by step
բարոյախօս traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian բարոյք
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | բարոյք | Synonym of բարք |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -ոյք | forming collective nouns |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ոյ | found in few words; the genitive singular case... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |