Where does “ողբերէն” come from?
ողբերէն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ողբ, from Proto-Indo-European olbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.
ողբերէն (Old Armenian): lamentably, plaintively
Ancestry of “ողբերէն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ողբ | lamentation, complaint, groaning, wailing, moans,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | olbʰ- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | el- | to bend; red, brown; hungry |