համբաւ

Borrowed from an unattested Iranian word prefixed with *ham- and containing a reflex of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say”). The formation parallels Sanskrit सभा (sabhā, “assembly, meeting”).

համբաւ • (hambaw)

1. reputation, name, fame
2. rumour; report; tidings

• համ- (ham-)
• բամ (bam)

• Armenian: համբավ (hambav)
• → Aghwan: 𐕆𐔰𐕌𐔱𐔰𐕡 (hambaw) (or directly from Iranian)
• → Old Georgian: ჰამბავი (hambavi) (or directly from Iranian)
  • Georgian: ამბავი (ambavi)
    • → Bats: ამბუჲ (ambuy)
    • → Laz: ამბაი (ambai)
    • → Mingrelian: ამბე (ambe)
    • → Svan: ამბა̈უ (ambäu), ამბა̈ (ambä)

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