Where does “մահաբեր” come from?

մահաբեր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բերեմ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

մահաբեր (Old Armenian): death-bringing, causing death

Definitions

  1. death-bringing, causing death

Ancestry of “մահաբեր”, step by step

մահաբեր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian բերեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբերեմto carry, to bring, to bear; to produce, to give...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Old Armenian մահ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմահdeath; massacre, slaughter, carnage, butchery;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Old Armenian բերեմ