Where does “բացակայ” come from?
բացակայ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բաց, from Old Armenian բանամ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
բացակայ (Old Armenian): absent, distant, remote, far off
Definitions
- absent, distant, remote, far off
Ancestry of “բացակայ”, step by step
բացակայ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian բաց
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | բաց | open, uncovered |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բանամ | to open, to discover, to disclose; to explain; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |