Where does “երկայնաբան” come from?
երկայնաբան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բանեմ, from Old Armenian բան, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ni-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
երկայնաբան (Old Armenian): prolix, too diffusive, too long, long-tongued;...
Definitions
- prolix, too diffusive, too long, long-tongued;...
Ancestry of “երկայնաբան”, step by step
երկայնաբան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian բանեմ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | բանեմ | to speak, say |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բան | speech, word, term, saying, dictate, expression,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ni- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |