Where does “rabarber” come from?

rabarber (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch rabarber, from Medieval Latin rhabarbarum, from Koine Greek ῥῆον βάρβαρον, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον, from Middle Persian rēwand, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš.

rabarber (Afrikaans): rhubarb

Definitions

  1. rhubarb

Ancestry of “rabarber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrabarberrhubarb plant of genus
2Medieval Latinrhabarbarumrhubarb
3Koine Greekῥῆον βάρβαρον
4Ancient Greekῥῆονrhubarb
5Middle Persianrēwand
6Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
7Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
8Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš
9Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
10Proto-Indo-European-eḱés
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eḱésEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćšEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš