Where does “βάρβαρος” come from?
βάρβαρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
βάρβαρος (Ancient Greek): non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
Definitions
- non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
Ancestry of “βάρβαρος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
Words derived from “βάρβαρος”