Where does “barkë” come from?
barkë (Albanian) comes from Italian barca, from Latin Barca, from Latin bārica, from Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις, from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ, from Demotic br, from Egyptian bꜣjr — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
barkë (Albanian): boat, skiff
Definitions
- boat, skiff
Ancestry of “barkë”, step by step
barkë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian barca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | barca | boat; skiff; sheaf |
| 2 | Latin | Barca | particularly a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders |
| 3 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 4 | Latin | bāris | baris |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 6 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 7 | Demotic | br | — |
| 8 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |
via Greek βάρκα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | βάρκα | small boat or launch, dinghy |