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Where does “բռնաբար” come from?

բռնաբար (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -աբար, from Old Armenian -բար, from Old Armenian բարք, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

բռնաբար (Old Armenian): violently, forcibly, tyrannically

Definitions

  1. violently, forcibly, tyrannically

Ancestry of “բռնաբար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-աբարAlternative form of -բար
2Old Armenian-բարForming adverbs. Corresponds to -ly
3Old Armenianբարքmanners, morals, custom, disposition,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “բռնաբար”

  • բռնաբար
  • բռնաբարեմ
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