Where does “եղբայրասպան” come from?

եղբայրասպան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian եղբայր, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

եղբայրասպան (Old Armenian): fratricidal

Definitions

  1. fratricidal

Ancestry of “եղբայրասպան”, step by step

եղբայրասպան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian եղբայր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianեղբայրbrother; kinsman, relative; friar, monk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Old Armenian սպանանեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianսպանանեմto kill, to slay, to put to death, to take away...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tērEvery word from Old Armenian եղբայր