Where does “պտղաբեր” come from?

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

պտղաբեր (Old Armenian): bearing or producing fruit, fructiferous;...

Definitions

  1. bearing or producing fruit, fructiferous;...

Ancestry of “պտղաբեր”, step by step

պտղաբեր 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 պտուղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianպտուղfruit; fruit, produce, effect, result; church tax
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell

Words derived from “պտղաբեր

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Old Armenian բերեմ