Where does “بَرْبَرِيّ” come from?

بَرْبَرِيّ (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

بَرْبَرِيّ (Arabic): Berber

Definitions

  1. Berber

Ancestry of “بَرْبَرِيّ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “بَرْبَرِيّ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →