Where does “երկբարբառ” come from?
երկբարբառ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բարբառ, from Old Armenian բառ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
երկբարբառ (Old Armenian): with two sounds; diphthong
Definitions
- with two sounds; diphthong
Ancestry of “երկբարբառ”, step by step
երկբարբառ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian բարբառ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | բարբառ | human voice, speech, word |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բառ | word; language, speech; melody, tune |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |